Mumbai Police Seized 27 Million Fake N95 Masks ,One Arrested

August 23, 2020 daknewsnetwork

Mumbai Police seized 27 million fake N95 masks, one arrested. According to the police, there were 98 thousand masks in the truck, which were to be supplied in different medical stores in Mumbai. Police have arrested an accused named Riyaz Ahmed Khan. Crime Branch officials in the financial capital Mumbai have seized a fake consignment of the N95 mask.

Its price in the market is being told as 27 lakh rupees. The crime branch was informed about this in advance. On this basis, two inspectors Ashok Khot and Nitin Patil caught a man supplying masks. In this connection, a mini truck was seized from the Worli area of Mumbai.

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According to the police, there were 98 thousand masks in the truck, which were to be supplied in different medical stores in Mumbai. The police have arrested an accused named Riyaz Ahmed Khan. According to the leading English newspaper, the police have registered a case under sections of IPC like fraud, negligence, and endangering public life under the Copyright Act.

At present, the police are ascertaining where these masks were made. N95 masks are commonly used by medical staff. So its price is also very high. It also cleans the air particles. Its filter can also filter 0.3-micron particles.

The N95 mask is said to be made in such a way that it is capable of fighting 95% of the contaminated particles that fly. Apart from this, it is also more beneficial than a surgical mask. The surgical mask can be used only for 1 or 2 days but you can use this mask for a long time.

In this era of Coronavirus, everyone is advised to apply a mask to avoid infection. In such a situation, questions have often been raised that masks are necessary for elders, but what should children do. The World Health Organization has now issued a guideline for children to wear masks.

According to the new guidelines of WHO, children above 12 years of age should also wear masks like adults. The United Nations agency has said that the guidelines issued around the world for wearing masks also apply to children older than 12 years.

It has been said by the World Health Organization that children above the age of 12 years are as much at risk of corona as the elders. Children must use masks in places where social distancing is not being followed or in places where corona infection is spreading rapidly.