Kerala invokes Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 to management prices of articles required within the battle towards COVID-19.
The Kerala authorities on Friday fastened prices of important gadgets getting used within the battle towards the continued Covid pandemic to verify black advertising and marketing and profiteering. The state authorities invoked Kerala Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 to management prices of articles required for treating COVID-19, a tweet from the Chief Minister’s workplace acknowledged.
Price List of Essentials Items:
PPE Kits Rs 273
N95 Mask Rs 22
Triple Layer Mask Rs 3.90
Face Shield Rs 21
Disposable Apron Rs 12
Surgical Gown Rs 65
Inspection Gloves Rs 5.75
Hand Sanitiser Rs 192 (500 ml), Rs 98 (200 ml), Rs 55 (100 ml)
Sterile Gloves Rs 15 (pair)
NRB Mask Rs 80
Oxygen Mask Rs 54
Flow Meter with Humidifier Rs 1520
Pulse Oximeter Rs 1500
Earlier within the day, the Kerala authorities introduced that the whole lockdown being enforced within the state from May 8 to May 16 will probably be prolonged until May 23 to comprise the huge unfold of COVID-19.
The determination to prolong the lockdown was taken in view of excessive check positivity charges in districts, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned.
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The state is at present beneath a 9-day full shutdown as half of its efforts to convey down the every day caseload of contaminated individuals.
Addressing a press convention right here, Vijayan additionally introduced ‘triple lockdown’ in 4 districts– Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram–from May 16 to convey down the rising quantity of circumstances.
Such sturdy measures will assist comprise the huge unfold of virus in these districts, he mentioned.
Vijayan mentioned it should take some extra days to know concerning the constructive affect of the lockdown measures in checking the unfold of coronavirus.
“Experts have mentioned the month of May may be very essential for Kerala.
Lockdown measures have helped the north Indian states to containsecond wave of COVID-19. That is an effective signal,” Vijayan mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
