Page 9 - Oxygen

Court junks Kalra's bail plea in oxygen concentrators black marketing case

A Delhi Court Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Navneet Kalra in connection with allegedly black marketing oxygen concentrators

Delhi's oxygen requirement reducing, Centre can share surplus: Sisodia

The Delhi government has written to the Centre, saying the surplus oxygen that is being given to it can be supplied to other states, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday

Oxygen shortage in India sparks demand for $1,000 concentrator machines

When health-care facilities are running short of oxygen tanks and beds, the portable machine is becoming a line of defense for those seeking to avert breathing difficulties while recuperating at home.

PM Modi reviews availability of oxygen and medicines amid Covid-19

The supply of oxygen is now more than three times of what it was during the peak of the first COVID-19 wave, the Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday

Oxygen concentrators to jabs: IBM helps community as second wave surges

The IBM India team has also come together to leverage the AI-powered IBM Watson Assistant to build an assist solution

TN to float global tenders to procure Covid-19 vaccines, use trains for O2

Global tenders would be floated for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and all steps shall be taken expeditiously to inoculate those between the 18-45 age group

Govt approves procurement of 150,000 units of DRDO's 'Oxycare' system

The government approved the procurement of 1,50,000 units of 'Oxycare' system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation to help in the treatment of Covid patients

Alumni of top institutes set up fundraiser to help fight Covid-19 crisis

The group has also tied up with large e-commerce and logistics players of the country for the smooth delivery of these life-saving concentrators

9,200 O2 concentrators, 344,000 Remdesivir vials delivered to states: Govt

A total of 9,200 oxygen concentrators, 5,243 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen-generation plants and about 3.44 lakh Remdesivir vials were delivered or dispatched through road and air to various state

Railways delivers over 5,000 tonne of medical oxygen in 22 days to states

The railways has delivered nearly 5,735 tonne of oxygen in over 390 tankers to various states, the national transporter said on Tuesday.

Oxygen aplenty, but cylinders not reaching patients in time: Goa CM

Oxygen is aplenty in Goa's hospitals, but the shortage occurs only because the cylinders cannot reach the patients in time, says Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Oxygen Express with 120MT of LMO reaches Bengaluru

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Oxygen Express with six containers of medical oxygen has arrived in the Karnataka capital from Jharkhand to provide relief.

11 patients die in Tirupati's Ruia hospital due to low pressure oxygen

As many as 11 patients, who were on ventilator support, died due to low pressure in medical oxygen supply at Ruia Government Hospital in Tirupati on Monday, Chittoor District Collector M Harinarayan

Best of BS Opinion: Job losses mount in April, Covid-19 crisis, and more

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The second wave: Govt eases procurement norms for key Covid-19 supplies

Bank guarantees have been waived off for all procurement

Apex overreach

SC task force for oxygen supply is ill-judged

Delhi govt issues list of oxygen refilling centres for patients at home

The Delhi government on Monday issued a list of 79 oxygen refilling centres for individuals in home isolation across the city. The list of the refilling centres has been issued days after the Delhi government set up a web portal on May 6 to streamline distribution of the life-saving gas to coronavirus patients in home isolation, non-COVID-19 hospitals, and nursing homes. Underlining various facets of donation of oxygen, it had highlighted that citizens can log on to delhi.gov.in to access cylinders donation sheet and can also book cylinder refilling at https://oxygen.jantasamvad.org. The individuals requiring oxygen can apply with a valid photo id, Aadhaar card details, COVID-19 positive report and other documents like CT scan report if available, the order had said. The list includes refilling centres with their address and contact details across all 11 districts of the national capital.

Centre undertakes multiple initiatives to enhance oxygen availability

The government on Monday listed out steps to augment oxygen supply in the country as it sought to counter the narrative of lack of medical oxygen leading to health crisis and death of many COVID-19 patients. Key steps have been taken to increase the availability, streamline the distribution and strengthen the oxygen storage infrastructure in the country amid rising Covid-19 cases, the Commerce Ministry said in a statement. "The steps undertaken focused on the entire oxygen supply chain. These include efforts for improving oxygen production, enhancing tanker availability to optimize logistics, improving oxygen storage at the last mile, and easing norms of procurement," the ministry said. The national capital, like most parts of the country, is reeling under shortage of medical oxygen as COVID patients keep thronging the hospitals. The courts last week had lashed out at both the Centre and the Delhi government while ordering adequate supply of oxygen to save lives of serious COVID-19

India received 8,900 oxygen concentrators, 5,043 cylinders as foreign aid

A total of 8,900 oxygen concentrators, 5,043 oxygen cylinders, 18 oxygen generation plants and about 3.4 lakh Remdesivir vials received as aid from foreign countries, says Union Health Ministry

Augment supply of oxygen, vaccine to Tamil Nadu: Madras HC tells Centre

The Madras High Court on Monday said it was necessary for the Centre to take urgent measures to augment the supply of oxygen to Tamil Nadu