Orders for 1.7 crore PPEs, 49,000 ventilators been placed: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Apr 09 (ANI): Joint Secretary of Health Ministry Lav Agrawal, while addressing a press conference in the national capital on April 09 informed that the supplies of PPEs, masks, and ventilators have now begun. 20 domestic manufacturers in India have been developed for PPEs, orders for 1.7 crore PPEs have been placed and the supplies have begun. 49,000 ventilators have been ordered.