DRDO developing body suits for medical staff, five layer N99 masks, hand sanitizer and ventilators
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30th Mar, 2020
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- Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) is ready with four different items including hand sanitizer and Ventilators to be deployed in ‘War against Corona’.
- Ministry of Defence has said that Hand sanitizer being the basic instrument against spread of COVID-19 has now been developed in-house at DRDO and is being distributed to major offices and establishments.
- Defence Bio-Engineering and Electro Medical Laboratory, Bangalore, a DRDO lab, has identified a vendor to produce critical care ventilator. This innovation is expected to be available within a week. Around 5,000 ventilators will be produces in the first month and 10,000 subsequently.
- Five layer N99 masks with two layers of nano mesh developed by DRDO are very advanced.
- Earlier, DRDO had developed this body suit for medical and paramedical staff to manage and evacuate the causalities in the event of radiological emergencies, which right now is converted as a full body suit to stop contamination.
