Medical Oxygen tank being installed at Goa Medical College and Hospital in Panaji on Friday.
Oxygen tank with capacity of 20,000 litres being installed at Goa Medical College and Hospital, says CM ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 11:03 IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 15 (ANI): Days after the deaths of 26 COVID-19 patients at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) allegedly due to shortage of medical oxygen, an oxygen tank with a capacity of 20,000 litres is being installed at the state s largest COVID facility, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday. To ensure seamless oxygen supply and reduce dependence on the trolley system we have started installation of 20,000 Litres of Medical Oxygen Tank at Goa Medical College. This tank would be made operational on a war footing, Sawant tweeted.
: Saturday, May 15, 2021, 10:40 AM IST
Oxygen tank with capacity of 20,000 litres being installed at Goa Medical College and Hospital, says CM Pramod Sawant
Oxygen tank with capacity of 20,000 litres being installed at Goa Medical College and Hospital, says CM
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Days after the deaths of 26 COVID-19 patients at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) allegedly due to shortage of medical oxygen, an oxygen tank with a capacity of 20,000 litres is being installed at the state s largest COVID facility, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday. To ensure seamless oxygen supply and reduce dependence on the trolley system we have started installation of 20,000 Litres of Medical Oxygen Tank at Goa Medical College. This tank would be made operational on a war footing, Sawant tweeted.
India Today Impact: Goa govt to install oxygen tank with capacity of 20,000 litres at GMCH
CM Pramod Sawant said an oxygen tank is being installed at the Goa Medical College and Hospital where a shortage of medical oxygen has resulted in the deaths of 74 Covid patients over the past week.
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Oxygen tank being installed at Goa Medical College and Hospital (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @DrPramodPSawant)
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This tank would be made operational on a war footing, said Goa CM Pramod Sawant
74 Covid patients lost their lives at GHMC over the past week owing to lack of medical oxygen
On May 11, Goa recorded its highest single-day death toll since the beginning of the pandemic
Goa Governor holds meeting with CM Pramod Sawant to review Covid situation in state ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 01:03 IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 15 (ANI): Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Friday held a meeting with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane, via video conferencing and reviewed the COVID-19 situation in state.
The Governor enquired about vaccination planning, oxygen supply, awareness, testing, involvement of university students and volunteers and other relevant issues, the official release said.Koshyari is also governor of Maharashtra.
On May 11, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane had informed that 26 patients admitted to the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital had died due to lack of oxygen. However, more deaths were reported on the subsequent days.