The doctors desperately awaiting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits have received 'raincoat-like' plastic made protective gear from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The PPE equipment plays a key role in keeping the healthcare staff safe while treating the patients who have contracted the novel Coronavirus.

The doctors told mid-day that the material is such that they sweat a lot few minutes into wearing it and feel suffocated as the headgear lacks a valve. "The PPE suits given to us are equivalent to plastic raincoats modified to look like hazmat suits. I feel suffocated and am sure others feel the same," said a doctor, requesting anonymity, fearing a crackdown by the BMC.