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Amid a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect against the spreading coronavirus, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), is developing a protective mask for frontline medical staff and common man alike.
The team is working on developing an indigenous face mask, which is equivalent to the most commonly used N95 mask.
Professor Tarun Gupta, IIT Kanpur, Civil Engineering department, said there was high demand for the N95 masks leading to its shortage for doctors, nurses and other health workers.
“Our team is developing the material for the ‘swadeshi’ face mask, which is better than N95
