Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): Choosing not to stay behind while the entire country continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the inmates of jails in Uttar Pradesh have stepped up and started stitch ing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE s) which are being handed over to hospital s, according to Anand Kumar , Director General of Police (Prison).
The stitch ed PPE s including full face shield masks and full-body aprons have been stitch ed as per specifications. “Inmates of jails in Uttar Pradesh have stitch ed 50 PPE s sets as per specifications that have been handed over to Balrampur Hospital in Lucknow.
100 more such sets are in the pipeline. One PPE set costs Rs 600,” Kumar told ANI here. Moreover, the inmates have also pitched in by stitch ing more than 5 lakh masks in less than a month. According to the DGP, Prison, the demand for PPE s have also been placed by the Civil Hospital Lucknow, and the inmates are eagerly rising up to the ocassion.
The cloth with purported anti-Virus properties has been selected by the Director of Balrampur hospital and their sourcing is being done from a credible vendor as per his advise. According to the state Health Department, there are a total of 431 cases in Uttar Pradesh , 32 have been cured/discharged while four others died. (ANI)
