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Crew given substandard protective gear during COVID-19 rescue flights: Air
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Executive Pilots Association, Air India has in a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said that pilots and cabin crew are given substandard ill-fitting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that tear easily on rescue flights.
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Chinese company shipped out millions of COVID-19 protection supplies from
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Mar 31 (ANI): A Chinese government-backed company drained the Australian supplies of Personal Protective Equipment including masks to China amid the coronavirus outbreak in January and February.
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India expands its capacity for PPE kits, 12 domestic firms meet the nor
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The central government is expanding its capacity to meet the demands of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to meet the challenge posed by COVID19 and at least 12 Indian companies have also qualified the set parameters to manufacture personal protective
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COVID-19: RIL announces Rs 500 cr donation to PM CARES Fund; 5 cr each to
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday announced a donation of Rs 500 crore to PM CARES Fund to support the nation's fight against the COVID-19.
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H&M to offer funds, protective gear and social networks to help fight coro
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): Fast-fashion powerhouse H&M has decided to provide funds, personal protective equipment and even social networks to those on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
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400 NDRF personnel deployed in every battalion to contain Covid-19 outbrea
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SN Pradhan on Thursday said 400 personnel have been geared with Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) in every battalion for assisting states amid coronavirus outbreak.
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Reliance boosts production of face masks to one lakh per day
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) said on Monday it is enhancing its capacities to produce one lakh face masks per day and a large number of personal protective equipment like suits and garments for the country's health workers to equip them further to
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COVID-19: BSP MP moves adjournment motion in LS over inadequate protective
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Ritesh Pandey on Monday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the issue of inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and sanitisers in hospitals in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: Pak doctors threaten strike if not provided protective equipment
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 21 (ANI): Even as the cases of deadly coronavirus continue to surge in Pakistan, doctors' representatives from four public hospitals here have threatened to stop working from March 24 if they are not provided with personal protective equipment (PPE).
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COVID-19: To tackle protective gear shortage, AIIMS doctors use self-made
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [Inda], Mar 19 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of coronavirus in the national capital, medical experts at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here are using hand sanitizers and plastic face shields, which they have made themselves, as makeshift Personal Protective Equi
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FORDA urges Dr Harsh Vardhan to provide adequate PPEs to doctors treating
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) has urged Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to provide an adequate number of masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure the protection of doctors from the risk of coronavirus infection
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WHO warns of protective gear shortage amid COVID-19 fears
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 4 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is a severe shortage in personal protective equipment (PPE) and called on manufacturers to urgently increase production to meet the demand as the novel coronavirus rapidly spreads across the globe.
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