COVID-19: Inmates of Jabalpur Central Jail manufacture face masks to cater to high demand

In a bid to tide over short of masks during coronavirus outbreak, inmates of Central Jail in Jabalpur are manufacturing face masks to cater to its high demand in market.  face-masks manufactured in Jail will be supplied to market in bulk.

Speaking to ANI, Jail Superintendent, Gopal Tamrakar apprised about bulk orders for face masks and said,

"A team of 100 inmates is working to produce masks. We have also received an order of 50,000 masks from Mumbai.

inmates have also been given sewing machines and materials required for making masks. Furrmore, all precautionary measures are being taken for protection from any sort of infection while manufacturing masks.

Meanwhile,  total number of positive cases in India has soared to over 150, including foreign nationals, according to Health Ministry of India. maximum cases of virus have been reported in Maharashtra and Kerala. A third death was reported in India on Tuesday in Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital. Earlier, two deaths were reported in Kalaburgi and West Delhi. 

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Prisoners manufacture masks in Maharashtra to overcome short

Similarly, prisons in Maharashtra have stepped in to manufacture protective gear. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said in order to meet increasing demand for masks during pandemic, inmates in central prisons across Maharashtra have started manufacturing m.

minister said prison ministration approved of his idea and have started manufacturing. Some of se masks are used by inmates, prison officials and rest are sold to suppliers, Deshmukh said, ding that prisoners are paid for this work. Meanwhile, Home Minister has directed prison ministration to screen all new inmates in view of pandemic.

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COVID-19 has affected over 170 countries

First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel Coronavirus has affected nearly 173 countries in world and one international conveyance--  Diamond Princess cruise ship harboured in Yokohama, Japan. Presently, re are around 219,087 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of around 8,961 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to treat COVID-19 yet, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its scope. So far, China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have witnessed most number of confirmed cases of vel Coronavirus.

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(with inputs from ANI)