Govt provides 2 lakh masks, 5 ventilators to Kashmir hospitals

Srinagar, April 2: Government of Jammu and Kashmir has provided additional masks, personnel protection kits to hospital for distribution among doctors and other health providers working in different hospitals in Valley, officials said on Thursday.

Apart from it, five ventilators were given to Valley’s hospitals, a senior officer of the J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Limited told GNS.

He said five ventilators were brought in a flight and distributed to hospitals on emergency basis.

“2 lakhs masks including N95 and triple-layer masks and 700 personnel Protection (PP) kits were also supplied to the hospitals for distribution among doctors and other health providers who are the forefront of the fight against coronavirus,” the officer added.

GNS