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Local production of EVs a work in progress: Audi India Head
Luxury automaker Audi India is looking to commence local assembly of electric vehicles, a move whic…
PTI
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Honeywell claims innovative solution to address EV battery fires
US-based consumer technology company Honeywell on Monday said it has created innovative solutions t…
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PPE manufacturer Jiwanram Sheoduttrai Industries gets NSE approval for its SME IPO
Jiwanram Sheoduttrai Industries (JSIL) has received approval for its small and medium enterprise (S…
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COVID-19 medical waste is putting a strain on removal systems. Here are the companies trying to solve the problem.
Throwing away masks leads to risks like potentially contaminating other recyclables, damaging machi…
Erica Sweeney
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The UN shipped 87,000 tons of personal protective equipment around the world. Most of it likely ended up as waste, says a WHO report.
The report draws attention to the tens of thousands of tons of additional medical waste that have b…
Dhany Osman
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Millions of second-hand or used nitrile gloves came into the US as scammers took advantage of demand during the pandemic: CNN
A US company informed the FDA and CBP in February and March that they got a shipment of used and ta…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Trump adviser Peter Navarro pressured officials to reward untested companies connected to the White House with lucrative COVID-19 contracts, House inquiry says
Peter Navarro is accused of taking a "haphazard" approach to procuring contracts for companies with…
Joshua Zitser
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Health ministry releases dos and don'ts to prevent contracting monkeypox
With rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union health ministry on Wednesday released a li…
PTI
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COVID-19 protecting plastic has taken a toll on wildlife, study claims
While the lowest proportion of pandemic-related debris was observed in Australia, it was inferred t…
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Gas masks and hazmat suits are flying off the shelves at survival gear companies over fears of wildfires, protests, and the coronavirus
It's not just "doomsday preppers" stocking up on survival gear — "normal, everyday citizens" are bu…
Anneke Ball,Barbara Corbellini Duarte
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A Thai design firm is turning old fishing nets into COVID-19 protective equipment
The firm, Qualy, has already converted 3 tons of discarded nets into face shields, disinfectant con…
Emily Hager,Mark Abadi
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FDA's first-ever list of medical supply shortages says US needs more ventilators, gloves, surgical gowns
The US Food & Drug Administration issued a list of medical supply shortages the same day Trump said…
Inyoung Choi
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50 million face masks bought by the UK for NHS workers — from a company with links to a government adviser — have been recalled because they don't fit properly
The £252 million deal with Ayanda Capital was brokered by Andrew Mills, an adviser to the UK govern…
Insider Inc.
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PPE made in China and exported to countries like the US were made from oppressed Uighur Muslims, report says
The New York Times identified companies across China that use Uighur labor to make PPE, like face m…
Sinéad Baker
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Despite months of warning, the US could soon run out of gloves, goggles, and body bags as coronavirus cases keep surging
Documents obtained by NBC News show the national stockpile is low on equipment, as medical workers …
Sinéad Baker
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The US PPE shortage is so bad that nurses are reusing N95 masks for weeks at a time
With coronavirus cases surging across the US, healthcare workers on the frontlines can't get enough…
Inyoung Choi
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The governor of Illinois says the White House forced states into a 'sick Hunger Games' trying to outbid each other for PPE
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed the Trump administration at a virtual congressional hearing on th…
Ashley Collman
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62,000 healthcare workers in the US have tested positive for the coronavirus, the CDC says. The number is likely far higher.
It is the first CDC update in six weeks, in which time the number of US healthcare workers infected…
Bill Bostock
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Dr. Birx said there's 'clear scientific evidence' masks help, but she assumes Trump doesn't wear one because he's 'able to maintain' social distancing
Birx said Americans should wear masks "out of respect for each other," but assumed Trump is able to…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Surreal photos and videos show hotel bartenders and waiters in full PPE in China's draconian Olympic bubble
China created a "closed-looped" cocoon for its Beijing Winter Olympics villages to prevent the spre…