The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday dispatched the fourth stock of personal protection equipment (PPEs) for doctors and paramedical staff fighting coronavirus pandemic in the country.

The fourth stock consisted more than 950,000 surgical face masks, 39,299 N-95 respiratory masks, 178,660 protective suits, 54,800 gloves, 31,934 shoe covers, 41,065 surgical caps, 19,807 face shields, 39,200 bottles of 500 millilitres sanitizers each and 12,964 gowns.

The protection equipment was sent to the hospitals of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Punjab in order to ensure the protection of medics fighting COVID-19 pandemic on the front line.