Huge mark-ups, even on PPE, send private hospitals bills soaring
What inflates Covid-19 treatment bills in private hospitals is much the same as what inflated bills in pre-Covid days --...
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Production capacity of PPE coveralls ramped up to over 1 lakh per day:Govt
New Delhi: The government on Sunday said the production capacity of PPE coveralls required by medical personnel treating COVID-19 cases...
Ordnance Factory Board: OFB planning to set up PPE testing facilities in Bengal, Maharashtra
KOLKATA: As part of its efforts to ramp up the fight against COVID-19, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning...
ITBP hands over 2,000 PPE kits, masks to CISF Delhi metro unit
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Wednesday handed over 2,000 personal protective equipment kits and masks to the...
Tiruppur units eye $2-billion opportunity from PPE business
Chennai: South India’s cotton knitwear capital, Tiruppur, is struggling to step up production as demand for personal protection equipment such...
IIT Guwahati researchers develop affordable antimicrobial spray-based coating for PPE
GUWAHATI: A team of researchers of IIT Guwahati has developed affordable antimicrobial (antiviral/antibacterial) spray-based coating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...
Covid-19 outbreak: Lack of machines puts a spanner in India’s PPE plans
New Delhi: Crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) suits being used mainly by health workers to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak are...
