‘Low case fatality rate’ and ‘substantial growth’ domestic manufacturing capacity cited as reasons
A high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) has recommended that India lift the ban on the export of ventilators, a statement from the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
India’s “low case fatality rate” as well as “substantial growth” in the domestic manufacturing capacity were reasons for the ban to be lifted, the document notes.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had banned the export of ventilators on March 24.
“The Group of Ministers on COVID-19 has considered and agreed to the proposal of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare allowing the export of made-in-India ventilators. This deci