Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has started supply of coveralls suit for medical community. These coveralls conforms ISO Class 3 exposure standards. PFB is also manufacturing non medical mask and establishing the testing facility for medical mask is in the process.
According to Defence Ministry press release manufacturing of initial order of 1.10 lakh of coveralls from HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) is in full swing. This order will be completed in 40 days.
Factories Board has also developed special two-metre tents which can be used for medical emergency, screening, hospital triage and quarantine purposes.”These are made up of waterproof fabric, mild steel and aluminium alloy. Supplies have already started,” said a press release.
According to release, manufacture of hand sanitiser is on war footing and more than 70,000 litres have already been supplied to different agencies.
Moreover , two test facilities for blood penetration test has been established, one at Chennai and another at Kanpur.
Around 280 beds in 10 hospitals have been set aside for isolation. This has been done as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) requirement. The Ordanance Factory Board (OFB) is also trying to produce face masks as per pilot order quantity placed by HLL. More than 90,000 non-medical masks have been manufactured and distributed. Testing facilities for medical masks would also be in place by this week.
