NEW DELHI : Signalling relief for healthcare workers battling the novel coronavirus pandemic without proper safety kits, a batch of 170,000 personal protection equipment (PPE) coveralls arrived from China on Monday. “Along with domestic supplies of 20,000 coveralls, a total of 1.90 lakh (190,000) coveralls will now be distributed to hospitals and will add to the 3,87,473 PPEs already available in the country as of now," the government said in a press release.
About 290,000 PPE coveralls have been arranged and supplied by the government, it added. A senior official involved in the procurement of PPE said more coveralls will arrive within a few days.