Medical oxygen has become one of the most important life-saving commodities in the fight against COVID-19 during which patients develop pneumonia and hypoxaemia – a low blood oxygen level.
Dozens of COVID-19 patients in India have died due to the acute shortage of oxygen, bringing the production and supply of this critical medical item into the global spotlight.
When is medical oxygen used? How is it administered? Which countries produce the most of it? And how is it produced? We answer these questions in four graphics.
The impact of COVID-19 on the lungs
The Sars CoV-2 virus in many cases targets the respiratory system, leading to an inflammation of the lungs. In severe cases, this may lead to hypoxaemia, which is the leading cause of death among COVID-19 patients.
Japan, UNDP To Provide Oxygen Plants To Northeast States
Eight hospitals with a capacity of approximately 1,300 beds in total have been identified in the region for these oxygen generation plants.
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As the second wave of pandemic continues to spread in India at an unprecedented pace, the Government of Japan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide oxygen generation plants to the North Eastern Region in India. Since June last year, the Government of Japan and UNDP India have been jointly supporting the Government of India’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic through strengthening of health and social protection systems and reviving livelihoods to address the devastating impacts on the lives of the most vulnerable population.
Delhi DDU hospital gets its own oxygen plant
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Mon, May 10 2021 18:27 IST |
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Delhi DDU hospital gets its own oxygen plant. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 10 : In a major boost to Delhi s fight against Covid-19, the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) hospital at Hari Nagar has acquired a captive Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) Oxygen plant ensuring a dedicated oxygen supply for up to 115 beds.
With a capacity of 35 NM3 per hour (equivalent to 5 jumbo cylinders per hour), the plant will contribute to uninterrupted oxygen supply at DDU hospital, which is one of Delhi s crucial Covid care centres.
With a capacity of 35 NM3 per hour (equivalent to 5 jumbo cylinders per hour), the plant will contribute to uninterrupted oxygen supply at DDU hospital, which is one of Delhi s crucial Covid care centres. (PTI PHOTO)
NEW DELHI: In a major boost to Delhi s fight against Covid-19, the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) hospital at Hari Nagar has acquired a captive Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) Oxygen plant ensuring a dedicated oxygen supply for up to 115 beds.
With a capacity of 35 NM3 per hour (equivalent to 5 jumbo cylinders per hour), the plant will contribute to uninterrupted oxygen supply at DDU hospital, which is one of Delhi s crucial Covid care centres.
Poonam I Kaushish
What’s the use of a hospital bed now? He is already dead. All are dead. The Administration is hopeless, useless,” angry shouts of parents and relatives which pierce the country’s comatose dark skies. Over 140 choked to death due to lack of oxygen in various Delhi, UP and Haryana hospitals as they ‘begged” the Administration and corporates to expedite replenishments of the elixir of life even as crematoriums ran out of space. Bringing India once again face to face with the bitter truth: The aam aadmi translates into merely a sterile statistic! With 3,52,991 people testing positive for Covid 19 Monday India’s total tally has climbed to 1,73,13,163 with a record 2,812 new fatalities. While active cases crossed the 28-lakh mark (16.25%), death toll increased to 1,95,123 (1.3%) with the recovery rate dropping to 82.62 %. Worse, active infections might touch 38- 48 lakhs mid-May warn scientists as the coming four weeks are critical. Kudos to the Madras High C