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  Suvendu Adhikari alleges scam in purchase of PPE kits, medical equipment in Bengal during pandemic

  November 25, 2023 23:43 IST

  "I have written to the ED director as well the principal director general of the Income Tax Department and the Secretary in the Union Health Ministry seeking a central agency probe in the matter," Suvendu Adhikari said.

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  Garba in PPE kits! Video of girls dancing during Navratri to spread COVID-19 awareness goes viral

  October 13, 2021 10:58 IST

  A video from a Garba events in Rajkot showing girls dancing while wearing PPE kits has gone viral on the internet. Speaking to ANI, Rakshaben Boriya, organiser of the Garba said, "This Garba aims to spread awareness among the public about the COVID-19."

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  US hospital donates COVID-related medical equipment to India

  World | July 24, 2021 7:01 IST

  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for COVID-19 relief was sent to India by a US hospital.

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  Man kidnapped by friends for ransom; killed and cremated in PPE kit

  India | June 29, 2021 20:46 IST

  The accused used a fake name to perform his last rites and wrapped him in a PPE kit to hide his identity and to show that he died of Covid, the officer said.  

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  Two more arrested for selling used surgical gloves: Delhi Police

  India | May 29, 2021 9:35 IST

  Two more people involved in selling used surgical gloves after washing and repackaging them in Dwarka have been arrested, police said on Friday.

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  Viral video: Used PPE kits, gloves and masks washed for re-sale

  News | May 28, 2021 17:00 IST

  A video from Madhya Pradesh's Satna area went viral on social media which purportedly shows used PPE kits, gloves and masks are allegedly being washed in a warehouse for re-sale.

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  Kerala fixes prices of PPE kits, oximeter, sanitiser to prevent profiteering amid Covid pandemic

  India | May 14, 2021 20:57 IST

  The state government invoked Kerala Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 to control prices of articles required for treating COVID-19, a tweet from the Chief Minister's office stated.

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  Dog undergoes surgery after eating 30 PPE gloves in UK

  World | May 06, 2021 22:17 IST

  Rambo the Rottweiler was taken to see vets in Wakefield by his owner after he was sick and brought up one of the gloves.

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  Couple gets married in PPE kit after groom tests COVID positive in MP's Ratlam

  Good News | April 27, 2021 23:54 IST

  In the purported video, 25-yr-old bride and 28-yr-old groom are seen participating in the ceremony, while a priest, also in PPE kit, is chanting mantras.

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  Watch: Dressed in PPE kits, doctors dance to cheer COVID patients

  News | April 17, 2021 22:00 IST

  Dressed in PPE kits, medical staff of a hospital in Gujarat's Vadodara was seen dancing in front of COVID patients.

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  While India was making PPE kits, some people were making 'Toolkit': Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

  India | February 16, 2021 11:34 IST

  Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said while India was making PPE kits for the world, some people were busy "making tool kit against Indians".

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  Rajasthan couple ties knot in PPE kits after bride tests Covid-19 positive

  News | December 07, 2020 12:37 IST

  In a video, the couple can be seen sitting at the havan kund while following all rituals of the wedding as was being told to them by the priest who also spotted in a PPE suit.

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  Shah Rukh Khan provides 2000 PPE kits to COVID19 warriors in Chhattisgarh

  Celebrities | October 23, 2020 14:52 IST

  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan through his NGO Meer Foundation provided 2000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to Chhattisgarh for its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister T S Singh Deo tweeted to laud the actor's kind gesture to help the frontline warriors.

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  Watch: Students perform 'Garba' donning designer PPE kits

  News | October 16, 2020 12:20 IST

  A group of students of fashion designing in Surat perform 'Garba' sporting hand-painted costumes made of PPE kits.

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  Indian researchers show how Covid-19 PPE can turn into biofuel

  Science | August 04, 2020 16:16 IST

  Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can and should be transformed into renewable liquid fuels, according to Indian researchers.

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  Bhagalpur man collapses, dies in front of chemist shop; no help for six hours

  India | July 16, 2020 11:00 IST

  A man in Bihar's Bhagalpur died in front of a medical store after he went to purchase medicine. However, no one came to his help and his body was left for over 6 hours in front of the medical store.

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  Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again in US

  World | July 08, 2020 7:31 IST

  The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.

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  Govt relaxes manufacturing norms for PPE makers

  Business | June 24, 2020 12:58 IST

  The government has relaxed norms of having in-house testing for three kinds of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to promote the supply of quality gears during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official order.

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  Some miscreants deliberately threw PPE kits outside Gautam Budh Nagar's CMO office

  News | June 20, 2020 11:02 IST

  The Chief Medical Officer of Gautam Budh Nagar, Deepak Ohri said on June 20 that some miscreants deliberately threw personal protective equipment (PPE) outside his office.

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  Lucknow company develops sterilizing machine for N95 masks, PPE kits

  India | June 19, 2020 21:52 IST

  Lucknow-based Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) with a startup named, Major Technology, developed a sterilizing machine that could make N95 masks and PPE kits reusable for at least 20 times.