India reports 6977 new COVID19 cases in a day; government says concerns about PPEs unfounded
India recorded a daily high in cases of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) cases yet again on Monday when 6977 taking the total to 138845. This is the fifth straight day of a daily high. The total number of deaths now stand at 4021. In the last 24 hours 154 people have died.
The rising numbers come even as Indians are set to resume domestic flying. Chaos reigned at the airports on Monday when flight cancellations left travellers stranded. Many states have also put in place their own quarantine requirements for travellers.
The ministry of health in a statement tried to allay concerns about the quality of PPE coveralls saying that random sampling is being done of all samples and companies that fail the test are being disqualified.
Chaos reigned at the airports on Monday when flight cancellations left travellers stranded. Many states have also put in place their own quarantine requirements
All the States/UTs have been asked to ensure procurement which is being carried out at their level after following the prescribed testing for PPEs from MoT nominated labs. In addition, manufacturers who have got their products qualified from these labs are also being on-boarded on Government e-Marketplace (GeM). The manufacturers who have got PPEs qualified have been advised by the MoT to on-board on to the GeM so that the procurement by States can be carried out accordingly. For the private sector also, the dynamic information of manufacturers whose products have qualified the tests is available on MoT website.
“India has significantly ramped up its domestic production capacity of PPEs and N95 masks, and the requirements of the States/UTs are being sufficiently met. Today, the country is producing more than 3 lakh PPEs and N95 masks per day. States/UTs as well as Central Institutions have been provided with around 111.08 lakh N-95 masks and around 74.48 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),” the statement said.
