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The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (MoHFW, GoI) has been providing guidelines1, 2 for the rational use of PPEs at different health care settings, such as, outpatient services (including triage, screening, waiting and consultation areas), in-patient services (including isolation wards, ICU care areas), emergency department, pre-hospital (ambulance) services, community care areas (including quarantine facilities) and other supportive/ancillary services (namely, laboratory, mortuary, CSSD [Central Sterile Supply Department]/laundry areas). Similar strategies have been put forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US) 3 toward prudent usage of PPE. To tide over the shortage of PPEs, the MoHFW, GoI has also released guidelines for the meticulous reuse of N95 respirators, 4 ie, using each N95 respirators for five times by adhering to appropriate storage conditions–the same …