27 March 2020, Kathmanadu
The Birendranagar-based Munal Garment Factory and Deuti Hojiyari has started manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
The PPEs are required for the safety of health workers involved in test and treatment of COVID-19 infected ones.
The factories started manufacturing the PPEs at a time when health institutions in Karnali State are facing shortage of the safety equipment.
The Ministry of Social Development of Karnali State has instructed the factory to manufacture PPE considering the acute shortage of PPE in Kathmandu and the lengthy process to import from other countries.
The factories have started producing PPE in coordination with the Ministry of Social Development and doctors of State Hospital Surkhet.
