Defence Ministry plans to airlift 23 portable oxygen plants from Germany
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Updated on
April 23, 2021
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The Defence Ministry has decided to airlift 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany as several States reeled under an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to a massive surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Friday. They said each plant will have a capacity to produce 40 litres of oxygen per minute and 2,400 litres per hour.
‘Service period extended’
In a separate move, the Defence Ministry has decided to extend service period of 238 short service commission doctors in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) till December 31 to tide over the current situation, the officials said.