Each PPE kit costs MVR 1,952: Covid-19 spokesperson
27 އެޕްރީލު 2020 | ހޯމަ 11:57A total of 1,743 kits have been disributed to rapid response workers thus far
A frontline worker in Malé
Each set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) costs MVR 1,952, revealed that Covid-19 task force.
Spokesperson for all things Covid-19, Mohamed Mabrook Aziz detailed the state expenses in the Covid-19 response efforts thus far during Sunday night’s press briefing, where he noted that each PPE set consists of a gown, head cover, an N95 mask, gloves, face mask, biohazard kit, sanitizer, ankle boots, boot covers and a face shield.
A total of 1,743 PPE kits have been distributed among the rapid response teams thus far and Mabrook revealed that there are 58,000 more kits in stock at the Ministry of Health.
Further, several items included in these kits are stocked at the State Trading Organization (STO).
These equipment have proven to be important in the treatment of Covid-19 patients and is vital for the frontline workers in health care.
Several health care workers in the frontlines of battling the disease worldwide are risking their lives in the battle, and some lives have been lost due to a scarcity in these equipment.
