What inflates Covid-19 treatment bills in private hospitals is much the same as what inflated bills in pre-Covid days — huge margins on diagnostics, consumables and medicines. What is new are inflated charges for protective gear and separate charges for bio waste disposal as if hospitals did not have hazardous […]
PPE
New Delhi: The government on Sunday said the production capacity of PPE coveralls required by medical personnel treating COVID-19 cases in the country has been ramped up to more than 1 lakh per day, with Bengaluru emerging as a major hub for its production. “The PPE kits are being sent […]
KOLKATA: As part of its efforts to ramp up the fight against COVID-19, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to set up two more facilities for testing personal protective equipment (PPE) — one at Ishapore near Kolkata and the other at Ambernath, on the outskirts of Mumbai — an […]
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Wednesday handed over 2,000 personal protective equipment kits and masks to the Delhi Metro unit of the CISF for protection against COVID-19, officials said. The ITBP has set up a special facility at its camp at Saboli in Haryana’s Sonipat district to […]
Chennai: South India’s cotton knitwear capital, Tiruppur, is struggling to step up production as demand for personal protection equipment such as masks and bodysuits has thrown up a $2-billion worth business opportunity this fiscal year. About 200 units in the Tamil Nadu town currently make personal protective equipment, mostly to […]
GUWAHATI: A team of researchers of IIT Guwahati has developed affordable antimicrobial (antiviral/antibacterial) spray-based coating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and 3D printed Ear Guard for comfortable use of face masks by healthcare workers. The Institute has been working to fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The concepts have been developed by […]
New Delhi: Crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) suits being used mainly by health workers to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak are in short supply in India due to the shortage of a critical machine needed to stitch them up, with China putting the country on a 12-week wait for it. “India […]