Ensure Adequate Buffer Stock of Medical Oxygen: Centre to States
2 years, 11 months ago

Ensure Adequate Buffer Stock of Medical Oxygen: Centre to States

News 18  

Noting the "significant surge" in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Centre on Wednesday wrote to all states and UTs urging them to direct departments concerned to ensure adequate buffer stock of medical oxygen for at least 48 hours and reinvigorate oxygen control rooms. The Union Health Ministry said the emerging scenario calls for immediate measures by states and UTs to ensure optimal availability of medical oxygen at all health facilities. In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that private health facilities providing oxygen therapy services may be assessed and their medical oxygen infrastructure capacities need to be explored. "All health facilities providing in-patient care and oxygen therapy should have buffer stock of medical oxygen sufficient for at least 48 hrs," he said.

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Ensure Oxygen Equipment at Health Facilities Functional: Centre to States
2 years, 11 months ago

Ensure Oxygen Equipment at Health Facilities Functional: Centre to States

News 18  

Underlining the challenge posed by a rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, with a focus on Omicron, the Centre on Friday emphasised that it is the primary responsibility of the states to ensure that all the oxygen equipment at all the health facilities are tested and kept in a functional state to meet any emergent situation. Union Health …

Centre asks States to ensure oxygen supplies
2 years, 11 months ago

Centre asks States to ensure oxygen supplies

The Hindu  

It is the primary responsibility of States to ensure that oxygen equipment is kept functional for timely availability for patient care to meet any emergent situation, the Central government said on Friday following a review headed by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. The meeting was aimed at assessing the preparedness of the entire oxygen infrastructure including PSA plants, oxygen concentrators, …

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Holds Review Meeting on Medical Oxygen Preparedness
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Holds Review Meeting on Medical Oxygen Preparedness

News 18  

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday discussed with senior officials effective ways to ensure adequate medical oxygen availability in the country in the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases. Deliberated on effective ways to ensure adequate medical oxygen availability for strengthening the fight against COVID-19 pandemic,” Goyal said in a tweet. India recorded the highest single-day rise of Omicron …

Covid-19: Maharashtra govt tells medical oxygen manufacturers to maintain stock at 95% capacity
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19: Maharashtra govt tells medical oxygen manufacturers to maintain stock at 95% capacity

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has ordered the various oxygen manufacturing companies to ensure that there is a smooth flow of oxygen in case the state witnesses the third wave of Covid-19. MAHARASHTRA PREPARES FOR COVID SURGE Now, the state government has issued guidelines to the various producers of Liquid Medical Oxygen to be prepared for the possible strike of the third …

Prepared to face possible third wave of COVID-19, says Mumbai’s civic body
3 years, 6 months ago

Prepared to face possible third wave of COVID-19, says Mumbai’s civic body

Firstpost  

The BMC said systems for generating medical grade oxygen from atmospheric air are being made available in various hospitals Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday said it is prepared to face a possible third wave of the coronavirus infection in the metropolis and has put in place required medical facilities to deal with a surge in cases. In a …

State-run oil firms setting up PSA oxygen plants across India, says oil minister
3 years, 6 months ago

State-run oil firms setting up PSA oxygen plants across India, says oil minister

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As part of India’ strategy to be ready for any possibility of a third wave of coronavirus pandemic, Pressure Swing Adsorption medical oxygen generation plants are being set up across the country, steel and petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday. As part of this plan, Pradhan on Sunday “inaugurated a PSA-based Medical Oxygen Generating …

Expert suggests methods for saving precious oxygen
3 years, 7 months ago

Expert suggests methods for saving precious oxygen

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Acute shortage of liquid medical oxygen clubbed with an unprecedented increase in number of Covid patients requiring oxygen has left people on tenterhooks, including patients, hospital staff and authorities mobilising oxygen for hospitals. Noted physician Dr C. V. Subhramanyam has suggested that government authorities consider using oxygen concentrators also with regular oxygen supply to save on precious oxygen. He …

‘Prepare for 3rd Wave, Create Buffer Stock of Oxygen’: SC to Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Prepare for 3rd Wave, Create Buffer Stock of Oxygen’: SC to Govt

The Quint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday, 6 May, resumed its hearing on the matter of the Centre supplying oxygen to various hospitals around Delhi, saying that the government should begin preparation for the third wave of COVID-19 by creating a buffer stock of medical oxygen. The remark comes a day after the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Dr …

Covid-19 Crisis: Centre Asks States to Ensure Judicious Use of Oxygen, No Wastage
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Crisis: Centre Asks States to Ensure Judicious Use of Oxygen, No Wastage

News 18  

The Centre has asked the states and Union territories to ensure a judicious use of medical oxygen and no wastage of the essential public health commodity amid a surge in coronavirus cases and the subsequent demand for the life-saving gas. "We have also asked the states and Union territories to sensitise hospitals and people to ensure that there is no …

Known for its containment model once, Bhilwara is setting another example with oxygen supply management
3 years, 7 months ago

Known for its containment model once, Bhilwara is setting another example with oxygen supply management

India Today  

The ‘Bhilwara model’ of ‘ruthless containment’ to stop coronavirus was replicated by many states in the first wave of Covid-19 last year. They're taking in patients, keeping them in the corridors or on stretchers, but with oxygen supply because the hospital says it's the first line of defence against the deadly virus. Dr Arun Gaur, Superintendent of Mahatma Gandhi District …

Covid-19 second wave: Steel firms get state-wise quota for supply of oxygen
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 second wave: Steel firms get state-wise quota for supply of oxygen

Business Standard  

Covid-19 second wave: Steel firms get state-wise quota for supply of oxygen The Indian steel industry has the capacity to supply about 3,000 tonnes a day of medical oxygen Premium Family members of Covid-19 patients wait to refill cylinders with medical oxygen at a plant, as coronavirus cases surge in Lucknow, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Photo: PTI Jyoti Mukul New …

Coronavirus Updates: Centre increases states' quota of oxygen amid reports of shortage; India reports record 2.9 lakh cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Updates: Centre increases states' quota of oxygen amid reports of shortage; India reports record 2.9 lakh cases

Firstpost  

11:09 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus LATEST Updates 7500 MT oxygen being produced in India daily, say Centre Amid reports of oxygen shortage in the country, the Centre on Wednesday said of the total 7,500 metric tonnes of oxygen being produced in India per day, 6,600 metric tonnes, as on date, is being allocated to states for medical use and …

No dearth of oxygen at Delhi hospitals, say L-G House sources
3 years, 8 months ago

No dearth of oxygen at Delhi hospitals, say L-G House sources

India TV News  

There is no shortage of medical oxygen at hospitals in Delhi and that the government is taking all measures to ensure uninterrupted supply to provide better treatment to patients infected with Covid-19, L-G House sources told India TV. Several hospitals including the GTB Hospital, Gangaram Hospital, LNJP, Ambedkar Nagar Hospital and others received oxygen tankers just in time, averting a …

Maharashtra govt to set up Covid hospitals near six medical oxygen plants amid shortage
3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra govt to set up Covid hospitals near six medical oxygen plants amid shortage

India Today  

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that temporary Covid-19 hospitals are being set up at six locations across the state where medical oxygen is produced. Maharashtra turns to Centre for help As Maharashtra reels under a shortage of medical oxygen, Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said that the state government has turned to the Centre for help, demanding …

Oxygen shortage: Hospitals ask families to shift patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen shortage: Hospitals ask families to shift patients

The Hindu  

Although the State government has been claiming that there is no shortage of liquid medical oxygen, many hospitals continued to ask their admitted patients to shift to other facilities as they are running out of stock. ERT volunteers said they have got several calls from families of patients admitted in as many eight hospitals in various parts of the city …

COVID-19 surge: Centre to carry out detailed daily mapping of sources for supply of medical oxygen
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 surge: Centre to carry out detailed daily mapping of sources for supply of medical oxygen

The Hindu  

The Central government is undertaking a detailed daily mapping of sources for the supply of medical oxygen with a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, the Health Ministry said in a statement released on Thursday. The Health Ministry noted that as on April 12, the medical oxygen consumption in the country was …

Centre asks states to make rational use of medical oxygen, ensure no wastage
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre asks states to make rational use of medical oxygen, ensure no wastage

India Today  

The Centre on Thursday asked states to make rational use of medical oxygen and ensure there is no wastage while stressing that there is sufficient stock of oxygen in the country. An inter-ministerial Empowered Group of officers was constituted during the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 to ensure the availability of essential medical equipment including medical oxygen to the affected …

Centre Urges 7 States Including Gujarat, K'taka to Ensure Adequate Oxygen Availability at All Heathcare Facilities
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre Urges 7 States Including Gujarat, K'taka to Ensure Adequate Oxygen Availability at All Heathcare Facilities

News 18  

The Centre on Sunday urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ensure adequate oxygen availability in all healthcare facilities and unrestricted intra- and inter-state movement of oxygen cylinders because of the coronavirus pandemic. State Health Secretaries and Industries Secretaries of the seven states also participated in the meeting and discussed ways to ensure adequate oxygen …

Centre tells states not to restrict oxygen supplies
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre tells states not to restrict oxygen supplies

Hindustan Times  

The Union health ministry on Friday asked states not to place restrictions on transport or supplies of medical oxygen after the Madhya Pradesh government claimed Maharashtra was doing this and at least three other states -- Punjab, Karnataka and Telangana -- reported problems in getting regular supplies. “It has come to the knowledge of the Union health ministry that few …

Telangana moves to supply oxygen straight to COVID-19 hospital beds
4 years, 5 months ago

Telangana moves to supply oxygen straight to COVID-19 hospital beds

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Oxygen therapy is proving to be useful in severe cases of COVID-19 in Telangana and the state government is planning to set up wards with direct oxygen supply to beds in the coronavirus wards at Osmania General Hospital, Gandhi Hospital and Telangana Institute of Medical Science and Research. Tenders have been floated inviting contractors to set up oxygen supply …

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