Eastern Naval Command to Maintain Oxygen Plants in Govt Hospitals Across AP May 09, 2021, 12:28 IST
Vishakapatnam: Eastern Naval Command will operate and maintain oxygen plants in all government and teaching hospitals across the state. It will take the responsibility of fixing leakages in oxygen plants, condition of plants and precautions to be taken in the plants. Four special teams were formed and each team has management responsibilities in three to four districts. Arrangements are made to airlift these teams to the required locations if necessary. These teams will fix problems in the supply of oxygen and solve other problems.
The Navy has agreed to extend its support to the state government in rectifying technical errors in Oxygen plants. The Navy has agreed to transport 25 cryogenic oxygen cylinders, which are coming to the state from Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. The Navy officials have approved to provide special vehicles for transportation of liquid medical oxy
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Following the assistance India received during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic from European Union (EU) members, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday said EU members have expressed solidarity in practical terms.
Dr Umar Zahoor, head of the emergency department at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, said they stop the supply of oxygen to patients who can survive without the life-saving gas for a few hours in such a crisis situation.
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Billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla pledges $10 million for oxygen supplies to Indian hospitals
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India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 new coronavirus cases being reported daily and hospitals in several states reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
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Indian-origin billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla has pledged USD 10 million for supplying medical oxygen to hospitals in India amidst an unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Taking to Twitter, the 66-year-old venture capitalist said that there was a need to save lives as further delay may end up in more deaths.