New Delhi (NVI): Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has started supply of coveralls conforming to ISO Class 3 exposure standards, Ministry to Defence said today.
“Manufacture of initial order of 1.10 lakh from HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) is in full swing. The order will be completed within 40 days,” the Ministry said in a statement.
Factories Board has also developed special two-metre tents that can be used for medical emergency, screening and quarantine purposes. These are made up of waterproof fabric, mild steel and aluminium alloy and their supply has already started.
Apart from this, the production of hand sanitiser is on war footing more than 70,000 litres have already been supplied to different agencies, the ministry said.
Two test facilities for blood penetration test has been established, one at Chennai and another at Kanpur, the ministry added.
Around 280 beds in 10 hospitals have been set aside for isolation. This has been done as per the requirement of Health Ministry, it said, adding that OFB is also trying to produce face masks as per order placed by HLL.
At present, more than 90,000 non-medical masks have been manufactured and distributed, while testing for medical masks would also be in place by this week, read an official statement.
