COVID-19: India to export N95, FFFP2 masks freely to countries across the world

Making all kinds of masks freely exportable, India on Tuesday removed restriction on export of N-95/FFP2 masks. Earlier in August, Directorate General of Foreign Tre (DGFT) h allowed a monthly export quota of 50 lakh units for N-95/FFP2 masks or its equivalent for issuance of export licences to eligible applicants.

“ export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from restricted to free category, making all s of masks freely exportable,” DGFT said in a tification.

Taking to Twitter, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal also apprised about development and mentioned that make in India is spurring ecomic growth and employment while helping world battle COVID-19.

Furrmore, India has fixed a monthly export quota of 4 crore units per month for 2/3 ply surgical masks and 20 lakh units per month for medical goggles for issuing export licenses to eligible applicants. country h in February banned exports of many medical textiles including clothing and masks. decision to ban export of critical health equipment was taken by central government at time of onset of Coronavirus in country in March, to ensure availability for domestic needs.

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Earlier in September,  Ministry of Commerce and Industry allowed export of medical equipment to or countries.  decision taken by government to resume export of critical medical equipment comes even as country is registering a record increase in number of Coronavirus cases in world. Reports of short and lack of critical medical equipment for healthcare staff members including doctors, nurses, and on-field workers h also emerged in last few months.

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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak around globe

catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic has globally infected over 3,55,00,000 people of which nearly 10,44,000 have succumbed to virus according to Worldometer. pandemic has t only caused a health crisis but also caused one of bloodiest of global ecomic slowdown due to  lockdowns imposed in majority of developed countries across world, even as potential vaccines against  Coronavirus are still in developmental sts. 

WHO Director-General Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said organisation was proposing to vaccinate some people in all countries against coronavirus, rar than all people in some countries. Speaking at a WHO executive board special session in Geneva on Monday, Tedros said that by doing this world would be opened up faster.

"When world is opened faster, n re will be tre and investment opportunities. So each and every country t only benefits from better health, better... I mean, ending pandemic, but at same time faster ecomic recovery," he ded.

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