India Receives 1.7 Lakh PPEs Donated by China

In a piece of good news, India on Monday received 1.70 lakh Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) coveralls from China which have been donated to the government of India.

Along with domestic supplies of 20,000 coveralls, a total of 1.90 lakh coveralls will now be distributed to hospitals and will add to the 3,87,473 PPEs already available in the country as of now, a press release said.

A total of 2.94 lakh PPE coveralls have been arranged and supplied by the government now.

Additionally, around 2 lakh domestically produced N95 masks are also being sent to various hospitals. Including these, over 20 lakh N95 masks have been supplied by the government. About 16 lakh N95 masks are presently available in the country.