Government preparing to purchase huge quantity of medical equipment

Considering the rise in number of COVID-19 infection, the government is preparing to purchase a huge quantity of medical products

RSS

The government is preparing to purchase a huge quantity of medical products as the infections of COVID-19 continues to rise sharply in the country.

According to Dr Bhogendra Raj Dotel, Chief of Management Division, Department of Health Services under the Ministry of Health and Population, the infection rate is rising above expectations prompting the government to take steps for procuring medical equipment sufficient for three months at once. Till Sunday, the number of infected had reached 1,567.

Dr Dotel said a group of epidemiologists will be formed to determine the volume of medical appliances and testing kits for procurement. ''Now the pace of infection is not in our hands. Upon analysing the infection rate of the past few days, we can say that it will further rise.''

Lately, above 150 news cases are being recorded on a daily basis. The current infection rate is estimated to further escalate with the government decision to rescue those citizens left stranded at abroad. The Division has a stock of 170 thousand PPE, 1,400 thousand masks, 180 thousand N-95 masks, 28,000 VTM and 40,000 RDT kits.

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