KATHMANDU: The National Innovation Center (NIC), which has been playing an active role in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 in Nepal, is manufacturing a swab collection machine.
The NIC is preparing to manufacture the machine with the assemble parts imported from Japan.
Posting a twitter message, Mahabir Pun, chairman and social activist of the NIC said, “The required materials have already arrived from Japan and the machine will be manufactured within a few days.
A 3D printer to make needles for extracting swabs and other necessary materials have been brought to Nepal in a Nepal Airlines aircraft few days ago.
Earlier, Pun had manufactured masks, PPE and provided them to health workers in an effort to prevent and control theCOVID19.
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