NAVY DEVELOPED PPE CLEARED BY DRDO AGENCY

NEW DELHI: The Navy will now be able to mass-produce personal protective equipment kits, after a top testing agency approved the equipment designed and developed by it, a navy spokesperson said Thursday. The kits have been tested and approved by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (Inmas), which is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The PPE has been certified to be used in clinical Covid situations, he said. “Shortage of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic is of serious concern as it imperils the well-being and availability of healthcare workforce,” navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said.