Live Breaking News & Updates on Shortage Of Medical Oxygen India

Updated Apr 17, 2021, 8:04 am IST
Union minister Prakash Javadekar and Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa tested positive on Friday
 India decided to import 50,000 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to reduce the shortage of supplies. PTI
New Delhi: As the daily fresh Covid-19 cases went over 2.17 lakhs and the death toll reached 1,185, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country. The meeting took place a day after India decided to import 50,000 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to reduce the shortage of supplies. Union minister Prakash Javadekar and Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa were, meanwhile, among those who tested positive on Friday. Mr Yediyurappa has in fact tested positive for the second time in eight months and has been hospitalised. ....

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