Nineteen-year-old Nihaal Singh Aadarsh, a student studying engineering in Pune, India, was concerned whenever he saw his mother, Dr. Poonam Kaur Aadarsh, arriving back from the hospital, drenched in sweat after working all day in a PPE kit. The sweating can cause dehydration leading to fatigue and even unconsciousness if attention is delayed. As Covid-19 cases increased and as she had to spend more and more time in uniform, Nihaal decided it was time to act to reduce her suffering. He came up with the Cov-Tech ventilation system, an innovative device strapped around the waist that assists in air circulation under the PPE kit for nearly eight hours. With grants from the central and state governments and help from a non-profit design laboratory, he was able to come up with a working model that is basically a fan with a three-layered filter that ventilates the arms, neck, legs and back portions of the body. "Doctors are asking for trials and are interested in buying them. I am glad that I could help the fraternity in easing their work," said Nihaal, who is receiving orders from across India.
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