Telangana Orders 5 Lakh PPEs For Healthcare Workers

Telangana government has placed order for five lakh Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and another five lakh N95 masks for healthcare workers in government hospitals who are in the frontline trying to combat the virus.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that the government has also ordered 2 crore general masks used by the doctors. The state government will also procure 3.5 lakh corona testing kits to prevent people from going for private labs with higher costs.

Chandrashekhar Rao personally spoke to distributors and manufacturers of medical equipment across India during the last two days and placed procurement orders.

Though the cost of masks has increased, the government is going for massive procurement of the masks,” health Minister E.Rajender said while addressing a media conference.

The State already has a stock of 80,000 PPE kits, one lakh N95 masks and 20 lakh medical gloves, which can last for months.

The overall count of coronavirus cases went up to 453 in Telangana amongst which most of the patients are those who attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat in Delhi.