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Udupi: ‘Enough stock of PPE kits, testing capacity being increased’ - DHO

  •   Tue, May 26 2020 09:58:47 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, May 26: District health officer (DHO) Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda, said that the department has stock of 2,500 personal protection equipment (PPE) kits in the district. The kits are also available in private hospitals, he added.

These kits are needed by doctors, nurses, and laboratory technicians when discharging duty. Technicians in fever clinics and mobile clinics too need them. Clarifying on the information that there is shortage of PPE kits, DHO stated that the department has enough stock of these kits.


Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda

While the number of corona suspects is increasing, the number of pending tests is also going up with each day. At the same time, efforts to handle this problem are being made. Two government-run laboratories are being set up at Shivamogga and therefore, these labs would be able to increase the number of tests being conducted there. Manipal hospital will get automatic machinery in two to three days, after the installation of which this hospital would be able to conduct 500 to 600 tests per day. The laboratory sanctioned to the district hospital here is likely to be installed in three weeks, the DHO clarified.

 

 
  

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Tue, May 26 2020

    Always reaction never anticipation and proaction. Slept for 60 days of lockdown and now openning lab. PPE kits are not reusable 2500 will get used in a matter of days.

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