Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemicals, biohazards, and airborne particulate matter. Protective equipment may be worn for job-related occupational safety and health purposes, as well as for sports and other recreational activities. "Protective clothing" is applied to traditional categories of clothing, and "protective gear" applies to items such as pads, guards, shields, or masks, and others. PPE suits can be similar in appearance to a cleanroom suit.
Security guards deployed at Himachal Pradesh State Secretariat feel unsafe as they are not equipped with proper safety kits to combat with COVID-19. They said that they are at risk of getting infected..
One of Northern Ireland's main PPE stores is adapting to changing demands as orders start to flow in from health services paused during the height of the pandemic. The store on the grounds of the..
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Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRI) of TATA TRUSTS on May 16 joined hands with the Jharkhand government on fight against COVID-19. It gave 8,400 PPE kits and other health protection equipments to..
Katie Sanderson, a junior doctor, has decided to launch a celebrity auction to help raise funds to plug PPE gaps on the front line. The Asks for Masks auction will be hosted by Sue Perkins and includes..
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A bean bag and soft furnishing manufacturer is helping to produce and dispatch PPE to NHS and healthcare staff. Birmingham firm Loft 25, along with Green Lane Mosque and hundreds of volunteers, have..
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Partnering Hope into Action (PHIA) Foundation donated PPEs kit worth over Rs 1.5 crore to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on May 12. Medical safety kits donated by PHIA in the war against..
Public support for healthcare workers has been a boost during the “dispiriting” problems with protective equipment, a leading nurse has said. Mike Adams, director of the Royal College of Nursing..
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A plane has landed in the UK bringing 120,000 surgical gowns for the NHS. The Airbus A340, which was covered in a special livery thanking NHS staff, landed at Bournemouth Airport from China.
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Gowns 4 Good, a charity started by frontline physician assistant Nathaniel Moore, is asking graduates to donate their gowns to more than 77,000 frontline responders on Gowns4Good.net.
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill visits a temporary factory in Magherafelt, where PPE is being made. Ms O'Neill also commented on the Irish Government's failure to brief the..
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have joined forces with Salesforce Chief Executive Marc Benioff and media company DMGT to send a plane load of PPE to London's Heathrow airport from China.
Staff from the London Fire Brigade have come together to distribute PPE across the capital to the health service, care homes, doctors' surgeries and mortuaries who need the equipment.
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MPs return to work but most are attending the Commons' sessions remotely. The speaker assures those not in the Chamber won't be at a disadvantage as debates will centre on the shortage of personal..
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Britain needs to do more to get personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers on the frontline, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Saturday (April 18) after criticism about shortages in..
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will this Thursday celebrate and pray for the Covid-19 heroes. Inspired by the ClapForHeros campaign, the group plan to inspire all to take a moment of pause this..
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has said she was sorry if anyone felt there had been failings over the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers in the fight against the coronavirus..
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As demand for face shields and other personal protective equipment (PPE) has skyrocketed, volunteer 3D printers have stepped in to support doctors, nurses and first responders, who are all in danger of..
The WHO guidelines on PPE strike a balance between protection against infection and allowing health workers "ease, dexterity, comfort and minimal heat-associated stress". However, the guidelines framed.. IndiaTimes - Published
India has significantly ramped up its production capacity of PPEs and N95 masks with three lakh units each being manufactured daily and their quality is being ensured through stringent protocols, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
India has become the world's second largest manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE) body coveralls within a short time span of two months, the government said on Thursday. China is the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Love led a young Swiss doctor to emigrate to South Africa, his wife's home country. Years later, love for his disabled child brought him back to Switzerland. Reuters - Published
Dr Zahid, who works at the critical care division of AIIMS, removed his PPE (goggles and face-shield) in order to re-intubate the patient and save his life. DNA - Published
For a nine-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl, the new coronavirus was hard to fathom. But Nur Afia Qistina Zamzuri knew one thing for sure: It was dangerous. Reuters India - Published Also reported by •Reuters
As the coronavirus began to spread around the world, a global shortage of masks and other protective equipment emerged, especially for frontline medical staff. Reuters - Published
The devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been unprecedented with several countries across the globe struggling to come to terms with the impact of this deadly virus. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress has demanded that the government should make public details of all purchases made in the last one month to fight COVID-19, alleging that huge profiteering was being made at this time of.. IndiaTimes - Published
“Production capacity of coveralls required by medical personnel treating Covid-19 cases in the country has been ramped up to more than 1 lakh per day. Bengaluru has become a major hub for production.. IndiaTimes - Published
Through the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has maintained a steady stream of diplomatic engagements, pushing for India’s medical needs, ranging from equipment to PPEs and.. IndiaTimes - Published
The case posed unique challenges for police. First, the survivor couldn’t describe the rapist, apart from his voice. So, police had to get suspects to say the same thing the attacker had told her.. IndiaTimes - Published
In the midst of the Covid epidemic, complaints pour in about facilities and safety gear for healthcare workers being dependent on hierarchy rather than on the extent to which health personnel face risk.. IndiaTimes - Published
A senior official said 200 PPEs and 200 masks have been provided to Haryana Urban Local Body, 50 PPEs to Rohtak Dental College, 20 PPE suits and 50 masks to Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Rohini, Delhi. He.. IndiaTimes - Published
The government, which had recently said its target of making 10 lakh PPE available every week would be reached soon, added that orders for 1.7 crore PPE had been placed with domestic companies and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Every effort is being made to augment the availability of ventilators by another 48,000 in the coming weeks, about which we are very hopeful that we shall be able to achieve. Total 164.45 lakh PPEs.. IndiaTimes - Published
Indian Railways is ramping up its effort to tackle the coronavirus crisis in India by a series of steps which include earmarking of hospital beds to meet the contingencies, recruitment of additional.. DNA - Published
The arrivals and domestic production will add to the 3,87,473 personal protection equipments (PPEs) already available in India as of now. Till now a total of 2.94 lakh PPE coveralls have been arranged.. IndiaTimes - Published
A total of 1.90 lakh coveralls will now be distributed to hospitals and will add to the 3,87,473 PPEs already available in the country as of now. DNA - Published
The health ministry on Sunday said shortage of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and N95 masks was easing with supplies being received and dispatched to states while orders for additional.. IndiaTimes - Published
The government wants the private sector to ramp up production of ventilators and personal protective equipment, gloves and goggles to build capacity to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Maruti, Mahindra,.. IndiaTimes - Published
On a PIL voicing concerns about doctors, medical staff and health workers falling prey to Covid-19 while being on the frontline treating patients during the pandemic, the Supreme Court on Wednesday.. IndiaTimes - Published
The health ministry on Monday said it has placed orders for 21 lakh personal protection equipment (PPEs) coveralls for medical staff dealing with Covid-19 patients with 11 domestic manufacturers,.. IndiaTimes - Published
With the prospect of the huge requirement of PPEs arising in the near future, the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are leading the efforts to promote their.. DNA - Published
Sources in HLL said that the mark-up was to account for transportation costs, which was high especially in the period of lockdown when it was difficult to find truckers willing to transport the kits... IndiaTimes - Published
The move assumes significance as there could be a spurt in the demand for PPE, which includes disposable clothing, boots, masks and gloves, in case India witnesses an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.. IndiaTimes - Published
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