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Walmart, Flipkart secure one million medical gowns in coronavirus fight

The companies have committed Rs 46 crore to support India's fight against the pandemic.

A medical worker wearing PPE attends to a patient in the intensive care unit in Wuhan | AP
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A medical worker wearing PPE attends to a patient in the intensive care unit in Wuhan | AP

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
US retail giant Walmart Inc., its Indian e-commerce company Flipkart and the Walmart Foundation will spend Rs 46 crore to secure personal protective equipment (PPE), facemasks and gowns for use against the coronavirus pandemic in India.

The organisations will also provide financial support for non-government organizations (NGOs) providing essential relief materials to farmers and small businesses. Walmart and Flipkart have secured 300,000 N95 masks and one million medical gowns, and they will continue to leverage their global supply chains to source these critical necessities for medical workers who stand at the frontline of the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak in