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Centre tells states to keep oxygen ready as COVID cases near 2 lakh a day

Rajesh Bhushan urged the chief secretaries to direct their departments to ensure adequate buffer stocks of medical oxygen

13 Jan 2022 1:41 AM

Ensure adequate buffer stock of medical oxygen: Centre to states

A possible strategy and mechanism to leverage the private sector in times of peak of demand can be explored, Rajesh Bhushan advised

12 Jan 2022 11:47 AM

Programme to train healthcare workers on efficient management of medical oxygen

The initiative envisages to identify and train at least one 'oxygen steward' in each district across the country

22 Dec 2021 1:14 PM

India plans 50% increase in oxygen production before third COVID-19 wave

The target implies a 50% jump from the maximum output of almost 10,000 tonnes reached earlier this year during the peak of the second wave

07 Sep 2021 10:17 AM

India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge

Sri Lanka on Friday extended its nationwide lockdown till September 13 amidst a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths

04 Sep 2021 1:43 PM

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SC seeks Centre's action taken report on recommendations of Task Force on Oxygen

NTF had recommended that the country should have strategic reserves of Oxygen for 2-3 weeks of consumption

09 Aug 2021 12:57 PM

Industry Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra passes away; PM Modi, ministers express grief

Guruprasad monitored the supply of medical oxygen across the country under very challenging circumstances during the second wave of COVID-19

19 Jun 2021 1:28 PM

Oxygen Express with 70 tonnes of oxygen reaches Delhi

This oxygen will now be disbursed by the Delhi government to various hospitals, officials said

27 Apr 2021 9:21 AM

No restriction be imposed on inter-state movement of medical oxygen: Centre to states

Health ministry has reiterated the critical importance of oxygen in hospitals for management of critical COVID-19 patients

11 Sep 2020 2:41 PM

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