Published 18:44 IST, April 7th 2020
Fact Check: Has the Ministry of Health issued fresh guidelines for PPE kit specifications?
Fact check: An image is doing the rounds that the Ministry of Health issued additional guidelines for personal protective equipment kit specifications.
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CLAIM:
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued additional guidelines for personal protective equipment kit specifications as recommended by WHO Coronavirus Response and Action team. This has been done via an order dated April 4, 2020. specification of coveralls and goggles has been changed.
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RATING: False
Republic World did a fact check on wher Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued an order dated April 4 revising specifications for personal protective equipment kit.
- such order has been issued by Central government on April 4, 2020,
- After having a detailed look at Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website, it is clear that last guidelines in this regard- 'Guidelines on rational use of Personal Protective Equipment' were published on March 24, 2020.
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- se guidelines provide specifications for personal protective equipment kit. This includes gloves, coveralls, goggles, N95 masks, shoe covers, face shields, triple layer medical masks, gloves, and body bags.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has itself declared order as fake.
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18:44 IST, April 7th 2020