Amid surge in Covid-19 positive cases in the State, Haryana Government on Sunday claimed that there is an adequate stock of essential protective equipments available in hospitals and medical colleges to effectively combat the novel corona virus.
The protective equipments include 3-ply masks, hand sanitizers, hydroxychloroquine 200 mg tablets, N95 Masks, PPE kits and VTM media available in hospitals and medical colleges to effectively combat the novel Coronavirus.
The State Government’s claims also came after a media report where the resident doctors working at the ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Faridabad had stated that personal protective equipment (PPE) has not been provided to them. The doctors, who had declared a symbolic indefinite strike in protest are reportedly providing treatment to the patients while wearing black bands.
Notably, 16 new cases were tested positive for Covid-19 in Haryana on Sunday, taking the total tally to 181 in the State.
An official spokesman of Haryana Government said that Haryana Medical Services Corporation Limited (HMSCL) has been supplying stocks to different hospitals as well as government medical colleges in the State. It has also been decided by Chief Minister Manohar Lalthat private medical colleges can also procure supplies from HMSCL.
As on April 12, the spokesman said that the stock of 21,458 PPE kits, 62,599 N95 masks, 8,414 VTM vials 10,25,718 gloves, 10,64,929 triple layer mask and 47,430 hand sanitizer are available in all district hospitals. Apart from this, the stock of essential medical supplies available with medical colleges for COVID-19 included 12,961 PPE kits, 55,142 N-95 masks, 7,81,555 triple layer mask, 25608.62 liters of sanitizer, 2 062 VTM, 8,78,617 gloves and 3,90,392 Hydroxychloroquine tablets.