New Delhi:In a significant move, the central government has decided to export 'Made in India' ventilators after country's Covid19 fatality rate has witnessed a sharp decline.
Officials said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Covid19 has agreed to the proposal of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Minister allowing the export of made in India ventilators.
Officials said that the decision has been communicated to the Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for required action to facilitate the export of indigenously manufactured ventilators.
The fatality rate in India at present is 2.15 per cent, indicating that fewer number of active cases are in ventilators. In mid-June, the case fatality rate was 3.33 per cent.
As on July 31, merely 0.22 per cent of the active cases were on ventilators. However, compared to January 2020, there are presently more than 20 domestic manufacturers for ventilators.
It may be mentioned here that the export prohibition on ventilators was earlier imposed in March to ensure domestic availability of ventilators to fight Covid-19.
Meanwhile, more than 36,500 patients have been recovered in the last 24 hours taking the total number to near about 11 lakh. The total recovery number at present is 10,94,374 at a rate of 64.53 per cent. The number of active cases at present is 56,5103.
As on date, India has 1488 dedicated COVID hospitals, 3231 dedicated COVID Health care centres and 10,755 COVID care centres.
The centre has also provided 273.85 lakh N95 masks, 121.5 lakh PPEs and 1083.77 lakh HCQ tablets to States, UTs and other central institutions.
Significantly, the national capital has also witnessed a remarkable improvement in its fight against Covid-19. Delhi's active COVID cases have come down to 10705 with a large number of recovery rate.