COVID-19: IIT Kanpur to produce cost-efficient face masks equivalent to N95

Updated on Apr 05, 2020 01:24 pm IST

IIT Kanpur joined the fight against COVID-19 amid lockdown. Researchers at the institution are working on cost-efficient anti-viral coating masks. These could replace N95 masks which are highly sought in the market. Professor Ramkumar, a researcher at the institute informed that they were developing an alternative material for N95 masks. Watch the full video for more details.

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