The government conveyed the numbers to industry representatives, according to a report
Current Affairs : As the quantity of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases is on the ascent in India, the focal government has evaluated a lofty ascent sought after for individual defensive gear (PPEs) and coronavirus analytic pack in the coming months. The nation would require an expected 27 million N95 covers, 15 million PPEs, 1.6 million indicative packs, and 50,000 ventilators by June 2020, as per an Indian Express report.
In a gathering on April 3, the administration authorities depended with different coronavirus teams passed on the numbers to the business delegates, the report states. The gathering that was going by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, was allegedly held for planning with the private division, NGOs and universal associations on the pandemic circumstance in the nation and was likewise gone to by FICCI delegates.
Of the evaluated request of 50,000 ventilators in the following two months, 16,000 are now accessible, and orders have been put for the staying 34,000 ventilators. Further, the legislature is additionally intending to obtain ventilators and PPEs from abroad to manage any deficiency. The Ministry of External Affairs has additionally been roped in for this reason, as indicated by the report.
Aditi Mehta 