Oxygen supply streamlining at Goa hospital: Health minister
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Last Updated: May 16, 2021, 10:56 AM IST
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Over last five days (till Saturday morning), 83 patients died at the state-run medical facility during the dark hours between 2 am and 6 am, as per official figures. A 20,000 kilo litre oxygen tank was commissioned at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday.
The Goa government earlier told the Bombay High Court that there were logistic issues related to supply of medical oxygen to patients.
The oxygen supply at the Goa Medical College and Hospital was getting streamlined following commissioning of a new tank of the life-saving gas at the facility, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.
Oxygen supply streamlining at Goa hospital: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane
A 20,000 kilo litre oxygen tank was commissioned at the Goa Medical College and Hospital on Saturday.
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PANAJI: The oxygen supply at the Goa Medical College and Hospital was getting streamlined following commissioning of a new tank of life-saving gas at the facility, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.
Over last five days (till Saturday morning), 83 patients died at the state-run medical facility during the dark hours between 2 am and 6 am, as per official figures.
A 20,000 kilo litre oxygen tank was commissioned at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday.
The Goa Health Department is working on additional treatment protocols with the introduction of Baricitinib medicine for COVID-19 patients, informed Goa health minister Vishwajit P Rane on Saturday. Subsequent to our meeting held yesterday with the expert team of doctors, the Health Department is working on additional treatment protocols recently adopted by the Karnataka Government , Rane informed in a Facebook post. Under the guidance of Dr Anoop Amarnath, Head, Scientific Board and Chairman-Geriatric Medicine, Manipal Hospital and member of state s Critical Care Support Team, has supported and approved the usage of Baricitinib. It is to be administered orally from the 5th day of the symptom along with Remdesivir. It has prevented patients from reaching the oxygen stage/breathlessness and would also prove to be effective in preventing a Cytokine storm , the health minister informed.
A 20,000-kilo litre oxygen tank was commissioned at the Goa Medical College and Hospital on Saturday.
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The oxygen supply at the Goa Medical College and Hospital was getting streamlined following the commissioning of a new tank of life-saving gas at the facility, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Sunday.
Over the last five days (till Saturday morning), 83 patients died at the state-run medical facility during the dark hours between 2 am and 6 am, as per official figures.
A 20,000-kilo litre oxygen tank was commissioned at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Saturday.
Vishwajit Rane told PTI that the oxygen supply at the GMCH was getting streamlined after the commissioning of the tank.