Indian companies and government entities have placed orders for 15 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, including gowns and masks, and 1.5 million rapid testing kits from China, officials said on Tuesday. Also read | Coronavirus: No need to panic over availability of PPE: Health Ministry“We are in the process of, or have already completed, contracting for 15 million PPE kits, consisting of gowns, masks, gloves, goggles, etc. More than 500,000 testing kits from China have already been delivered to various entities, while a further 1 to 1.5 million test kits are at different stages of procurement and production. Mr. Misri called on China to ensure that supply chains remained open and for all placed orders to be fulfilled. He cited the example of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), which India imports in large quantities from China, and some Chinese companies also source from India.

Source: The Hindu April 14, 2020 05:15 UTC