<p>Indian Railways is working on various fronts to fight against COVID-19 with its workshops and production units are working round the clock to produce hand sanitisers and face masks. <br /><br />The railways assigned ask to its zonal offices to produce personal safety materials to meet the demand. <br /><br />Uninterrupted 24X7 Freight Trains Operations and Running of Parcel Trains so far carried 4 lakh wagons of essential materials from March 24 to April 2. </p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html#1"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Railways already earmarked around 5000 isolation beds in Railway hospitals and 11000 quarantine beds across Railway establishments for COVID-19 patients. <br /><br />In addition, the conversion of 5000 coaches with 80000 beds to serve as quarantine/ isolation facilities initially already taken up, total of 20,000 such coaches identified, the Railways said in a statement. <br /><br />So far railways produced 28 lakh masks and 28,000 litres of hand sanitiser so far. </p>
<p>Indian Railways is working on various fronts to fight against COVID-19 with its workshops and production units are working round the clock to produce hand sanitisers and face masks. <br /><br />The railways assigned ask to its zonal offices to produce personal safety materials to meet the demand. <br /><br />Uninterrupted 24X7 Freight Trains Operations and Running of Parcel Trains so far carried 4 lakh wagons of essential materials from March 24 to April 2. </p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-news-live-updates-statewise-total-number-of-cases-deaths-statistics-lockdown-latest-news-817763.html#1"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Railways already earmarked around 5000 isolation beds in Railway hospitals and 11000 quarantine beds across Railway establishments for COVID-19 patients. <br /><br />In addition, the conversion of 5000 coaches with 80000 beds to serve as quarantine/ isolation facilities initially already taken up, total of 20,000 such coaches identified, the Railways said in a statement. <br /><br />So far railways produced 28 lakh masks and 28,000 litres of hand sanitiser so far. </p>
