By Ajmal Khan Yousafzai
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is successfully manufacturing International standard, economical face shields for kids and school goers to protect them against deadly Coronavirus.
The company “SPEL†, had designed the face shield, first in Pakistan, was awarded European Union “CE†certification for “Face Shields“ to manufacture and export. Zia Haider, the designer of the shield in demonstration said that prior to designing of shields he held a series of result oriented consultations with a panel of leading medical professionals ,scores of principals and headmasters/ headmistress of the provincial metropolis to understand the psyche of the students so that they feel comfortable while wearing shields in class and their facial impressions should also be clearly visible to teachers.
The manufacturer has been assessed and found to comply with the EU PPE regulations. He disclosed that company in the prevailing circumstances in the country and on the personal request of the Governor Punjab Muhammad Sarwar has worked out affordable meagre price of Rs 150 for a shield so that even poor people could also buy conveniently.
