Russian firm offers virus-managing tools

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 23

Russian military equipment export agency, Rosoboronexport, has offered to supply advanced means for diagnosis, treatment and localisation of viral and bacterial infections.

A company statement quoting Alexander A Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport, said, “It had a complete set of means and equipment to effectively manage most epidemic threats, including novel virus infections.”

The company has mobile hospitals with units for diagnosis and treatment of contagious diseases, control and disinfection stations, and modular facilities for isolation and observation of quarantined persons. They are self-contained, comfortable for the personnel and patients, and can be installed within short time constraints, from one to six days.

Rosoboronexport said it was ready to supply additional specialized modules and medical equipment, including isolation wards, in required quantities.