Coronakit to break the chain of transmission of the Covid-19 virus
New Delhi, 26/03/2020 A biotechnology graduate from National Institute of Technology (NIT)- Warangal, has assembled a Coronakit to equip people with basic tools for sanitation, preventing infection, handling cases showing symptoms and there by trying to stop the chain of infection at as many nodes as possible, particularly in infection hotspots.
In densely populated and important metropolitans such as Delhi and Mumbai, if people are not equipped and educated properly to fight the virus, the situation might get out of control. The infection prevention kit has been launched by Vijaypushpa Healthcare Solutions.
“Coronakit is a novel personal equipment kit that includes eleven items useful even for doctors in this hour of crisis, says Dr Ratna Priya, ENT specialist at Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research under Jamia Hamdard University.
“The Covid-19 outbreak is a challenge to all. Precautionary prevention equipments if made universally available can reduce the rate of infection at a great extent, said a senior health officer from Hong Kong, based on his experience in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.
Commenting on use of protective equipments as adopted in the Coronakit, Dr Asim Bikas, Assistant professor, NIT Warangal understood that the present scenario demands this kind of a product. The kit is very useful in prevention from Covid-19 virus and will be largely helpful in tackling the precarious situation.
At the juncture, when the entire country is reeling under health crisis, it is the responsibility of everyone to ensure that they are not afflicted with the Covid-19 in appreciation of the adage- self-preservation is the first law of nature. The details may be viewed at www.coronakit.in.
