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In a major development towards upping the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical and healthcare workers leading the nation's fight against COVID-19 pandemic, two samples of PPE coveralls developed by a Northern Railways workshop have received a clearance from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), reports Economic Times.
The testing of the two samples was conducted at a DRDO laboratory in Gwalior. The tests checked the resistance of the bio-protective covering fabric to the penetration of blood or body fluid.
While the Northern Railways is presently producing 20 PPE coveralls a day, the figure is set to go up to 100 units a day in a week long span. Railway Board has already issued the directives to the Zonal railways to take up the production of PPEs.