Full protection: A suit made by the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi.

Full protection: A suit made by the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi.
 


Initial order from HLL Lifecare Ltd. will be completed in 40 days.

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has started making coveralls, conforming to the ISO Class 3 exposure standards, to combat COVID-19, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. An initial order of 1.1 lakh from HLL Lifecare Ltd. (HLL) will be completed in 40 days.

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“The manufacture of hand sanitiser is on a war footing, and more than 70,000 litres has already been supplied to different agencies,” the Ministry said in a statement.

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The OFB has also