PPE

MWMC MD says it has been providing masks to all the sanitary staff

Incident comes to light after screenshot of couple's conversation goes viral on Twitter

Now, there is no restriction on export of personal protective equipment

Manufacturers say shields are made of transparent PET sheet using indigenous technologies with local resources

Rates of items used for protection from coronavirus return to normal 

Medical assistance handed over to Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani

64,000 surgical and N95 masks have been dispatched to Balochistan

Donor says corporation never learnt to use the kits

Razak Dawood says rupee’s depreciation, by more than 50% since late 2017, has made country’s shipments competitive

Women in 15 villages trained, equipped to prepare face masks, gloves, gowns by SPO, Dutch embassy

Top official says safety kits are not weather friendly

A sum of Rs72m was provided for purchasing protective equipment

Forced to work without PPE, deprived of salaries

Stresses need for capitalising on opportunities of boosting exports

Association demands safety kits for employees working in FDE educational institutions

Warns of action against facilities threatening lay-offs, salary cuts

SAPM on health paid tribute to health workers

Meeting reviews steps taken by K-P frontline force

100 pairs each of heavy-duty boots and gloves have been given for the support staff

Reports suggest Covid-19 spreading quickly in the force

Limited supply of personal protective equipment endangering frontline workers

Polio workers, doctors, nurses raise voice against health dept

Around Rs891m has already been spent, 46% of equipment received

Minimum three feet distance is advised for all healthcare workers in all possible situations

Nurses demand govt screen them for coronavirus on an emergency basis

Owing to dispute over freight charges between health department and PIA, cargo of donated items is stuck in Beijing

People think the ace stylist should be donating protective gear to health workers not profiting from it

Surveillance workers say will not work without safety gear

Industry official urges need for switching production to capture market

Young Doctors Association has been protesting against the lack of protective equipment in government hospitals

The masks, using nanofibre membranes, filter up to 95% of microbial particles

K-P health minister says govt to decide on preventive measures within a week

NDMA chairman says in next few days the country’s laboratories will be able to conduct up to 40,000 tests daily

YDA claims over 150 medical workers have tested positive for virus nationwide

Petitioner implored that companies created fake crisis of masks etc

Most of the Covid-19 patients are stable in Attock

Hospital MS confirms unavailability of testing kits, denies non-provision of PPE

Dr Yaseen also called for clearing the dues- accumulated over the past 13 months

PPE will help ensure safety of officers

Good quality masks, clothing to hit racks at affordable rates of Rs50 and Rs500 respectively

Calls for giving preference to increasing testing capacity over procuring ventilators

NDMA had sent additional supplies for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hospitals too

Karachi mayor says all graveyards will be kept closed for Shab-e-Barat, no stalls to be set up outside

The equipment is also meant for skilled labour to carry out their jobs in these difficult times

Healthcare professionals were protesting against lack of protective gear amid coronavirus outbreak

Doctors and paramedics are frontline soldiers in this war, says Gen Bajwa

PMA, YDA point out that doctors in isolation, regular wards are exposed to risk without safety kits

Doctors face great risk of contracting coronavirus and can spread it to patients easily

Dr Amir Khan's appeal to district health office for provision of PPE to category D hospitals have falls on deaf ears