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50 isolation coaches, each with 2 oxygen cylinders, placed at Delhi’s Shakur Basti rail station
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April 18, 2021 18:06 IST
The move came after the Delhi government requested the national transporter to arrange up to 5,000 beds
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The move came after the Delhi government requested the national transporter to arrange up to 5,000 beds
The Northern Railways has deployed 50 isolation coaches, each having two oxygen cylinders, at Delhi’s Shakur Basti railway station and 25 such facilities will be placed at Anand Vihar by Monday, General Manager Ashutosh Gangal said on Sunday.
Coronavirus | Ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, says Yogi Adityanath
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April 18, 2021 23:28 IST
Uttar Pradesh recorded 30,596 new cases and 129 deaths over the last 24 hours, as per the health department.
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Uttar Pradesh recorded 30,596 new cases and 129 deaths over the last 24 hours, as per the health department.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to take immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen to patients amid reports of shortage in some places.
While government officials so far have maintained there was no shortage, a government statement quoting Mr. Adityanath on Sunday took note of the complaints. “Have received information of shortage of oxygen cylinder in some places. Take immediate action in this regard,” Mr. Adityanath told officials.
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An interview with Dr Lancelot Pinto, consultant pulmonologist at Mumbai’s PD Hinduja Hospital. A queue for remdesivir outside the Chemists Association office in Pune on April 9. | AFP
Crowds of people outside pharmacies hoping to buy doses of the antiviral drug remdesivir have been among the defining images of the second wave of Covid-19 infections in India. The drug was earlier manufactured to treat Ebola and then repurposed to treat Covid-19. Concerns remain that remdesivir, which has been shown to be ineffective in large randomised controlled trials, is being overprescribed.