COVID Delhi news: Kejriwal announces oxygen concentrator banks for patients in home isolation
Oxygen concentrators will be delivered to the homes of patients who are home isolating in less than two hours time.
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Updated: May 15, 2021, 04:48 PM IST
The Delhi government will start the functioning of oxygen concentrator banks from Saturday across the city in order to provide adequate oxygen to COVID patients on time.
To ensure each Covid patient in home isolation gets oxygen cylinders delivered at home, the Delhi government has set up an oxygen concentrator bank (OCB) for this purpose.
While addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed that banks have been set up in each district with 200 concentrators each. Oxygen concentrators will be delivered to the homes of patients who are home isolating in less than two hours time.
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