Protection in hospitals and in cases where there has been a societal spread of infectious agents may require not only doctors but also ordinary people to have an efficient but affordable mask. Towards this Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine (ACNSMM), researchers Dr. Deepthy Menon, Dr. Binulal Sathy, Dr. Reshmi C. R., and Dr. Shantikumar Nair have come up with this low-cost nanomask.

The technical team at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi campus, have come up with a jugaad for a low-cost face visor for medical professionals which is faster to produce than what we were making already.

An International Symposium on Global Pharmaceuticals and Extract Market was organized by Amrita School of Pharmacy on February 19, 2020. The program started with a prayer by students followed by the welcome address by Dr. Sabitha M., Principal, Amrita School of Pharmacy. 

Dr. Tinku K. Joseph, Associate Professor and Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, had put together a book that provided all essential details on the COVID-19, novel coronavirus disease.