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There is shortage of PPE kits, N95 masks: Bihar Principal Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bihar's Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Kumar on Sunday said there is a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and N95 masks in the state.
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Cong targets Centre over lack of protective kits for medical staff, demand
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress leader and All India Mahila Congress President Sushmita Dev on Sunday lashed out at the Central government for allegedly not providing personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the medical staff who are treating coronavirus patients across the cou
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Italy donated PPE to China; now China wants Italy to buy back the same PPE
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 5 (ANI): At the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, Italy had donated Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to China and now when Italy is in dire need of PPE, China wants to sell them to Italy, according to a report in the Spectator magazine.
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COVID-19: Empowered Committee opens up dialogue with private sector, start
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): An Empowered Committe constitued by the Centre and chaired by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog has opened up cross-sectoral dialogue within the private sector and start ups to engender collaboration among them to produce health equipment and Personnel Protectiv
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Not enough COVID-19 testing kits, protection equipment for medical workers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Taking a veiled jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi call to light candles to fight the darkness spread by the pandemic, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that there are not enough COVID-19 testing kits for people and personal protective e
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AIIMS Raipur to receive 10,000 medical protection kits
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 5 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur is set to receive 10,000 more Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) kits amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: IIT Kanpur researchers working on `virucidal coating' of surgica
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): A team of scientists from IIT Kanpur is working on developing a protective coating that would greatly help in making medicated masks and medical wear in fight against the novel coronavirus.
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No shortage of PPEs for health care workers at institute: AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) administration here on Saturday said there is no shortage of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) for the healthcare workers at the institute.
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Maha Home Minister distributes masks, sanitisers to Mumbai Police personne
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), masks and sanitisers to Mumbai police personnel.
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Health Ministry issues advisory on use of homemade face masks
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory on the use of homemade protective cover for face and mouth.
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Trump invokes Defence Production Act against medical equipment exports
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): Speaking from the White House at the Coronavirus taskforce press Briefing, President Donald Trump on Friday said that he is invoking the Defense Production Act to prevent the export of N95 respirators, surgical masks, glove and other personal protective eq
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World Bank extends USD 1 billion emergency funding to India amidst COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): The World Bank on Thursday (local time) approved USD 1 billion emergency financing to India which will support better screening of coronavirus patients, contact tracing, and laboratory diagnostics. The fund will also be used for procurement of personal
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