Another set of weapons in market to combat COVID-19 pandemic - Amazon Business introduces this

You may call it nothing less than weapons to fight coronavirus-caused Covid-19 pandemic as Amazon Business has introduced ‘COVID-19 Supplies Store’. By means of ‘COVID-19 Supplies Store’, hospitals and other frontline organisations can now access a wide range of safety products and essentials like masks, sanitizers, gloves and more. Moreover, institutional buyers like Nursing Homes, Hospitals, healthcare NGOs, government agencies and other businesses can purchase COVID related items in bulk with GST invoices.

"The ‘COVID-19 Supplies Store’ has been specifically curated to provide instant access to critical medical supplies and safety products. Customers need not spend time searching for individual products. The store has a wide selection of items like N95 Masks, Surgical Masks, Sanitizers, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kits, Gloves, Shoe Covers, PPE Suits, Facial Shields, Infrared Thermometers and we continue to add more," Amazon Business said in a statement.

Commenting on the initiative, Manish Tiwary, Vice President – Category Management, Amazon India, said, “The ‘COVID-19 Supplies Store’ is our effort towards providing institutional buyers with a one-stop shop for all their needs around safety and sanitization products. The store seeks to serve bulk buying needs of healthcare professionals and organizations as the nation continues to fight the virus. In these unprecedented times, Amazon remains committed to serve the nation by providing instant access and delivering products safely to customers across the country.”

"Amazon Business aims to support organizations and their employees to stay safe by providing them instant access to various safety products. Institutional buyers can get competitive quotes from multiple suppliers, coupled with safe delivery. These business purchases also come with the benefit of bulk pricing and GST invoices to ensure compliance and claim input tax credit," the statement adds.

Meanwhile, the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases climbed to 67,152 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 97 deaths and a record jump of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.