NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a slew of interim directions for the safety of doctors and medical staff taking care of Covid-19 patients.
The Ministry of Health and Family welfare has been directed to ensure the availability of Personal Protective Equipments, including sterile medical/Nitrile gloves, starch apparels, medical masks, goggles, face shield, respirators (i.e.
N-95 Respirator Mask or Triple Layer Medical Mask or equivalent), shoe covers, head covers and coveralls/gowns to all Health Workers including Doctors, Nurses, Ward Boys, other medical andparamedical professionals actively attending to, and treating patients suffering from COVID-19 in India, inMetro cities, Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.