Updated Apr 15, 2021 | 11:09 IST
Govt initiates action to avoid panic regarding the availability of medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients. DPIIT, MoHFW and Union Steel Ministry jointly reviewed the situation in high-burden states daily. India s production capacity of medical oxygen more than consumption, says Empowered Group 2. | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: An inter-ministerial Empowered Group (EG2) of officers constituted during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 to ensure the availability of essential medical equipment including medical oxygen to the affected states has noted that India’s daily production capacity (7287 MT) and stock (~50,000 MT) of medical oxygen, a critical component in the treatment of COVID affected patients, is comfortably more than the daily consumption (3842 MT) at present, as per the government sources.
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Odisha urges Centre for supply of at least 10 days stock of COVID vaccine ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 05:16 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 8 (ANI): Odisha Health Minister, Naba Kisore Das has written to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan requesting the supply of at least 10 days stock (or 25 lakh doses) of Covishield vaccine to the state immediately for effective vaccination of the targeted population.
Das wrote, Inviting a reference to the subject cited above, you will agree that in order to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is essential to step up vaccination of vulnerable person. Presently. Odisha is vaccinating about 2.5 lakh persons daily. Due to a shortage of vaccines, we have had to close nearly 700 vaccination centres in the State (out of over 1400 functional sites. only 755 could be mode active today). You will also appreciate that due to its diligent and meticulous management of a valuable vaccine resour
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Most of these states have already written to the Centre about the vaccine shortage. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday lashed out at Maharashtra and some other states, accusing them of trying to cover their failures in containing the pandemic by making deplorable attempts through irresponsible statements to distract attention and spreading panic among people.
In a strongly-worded statement, the minister rubbished the Maharashtra government s claim of shortage of vaccines as utterly baseless , and said the lackadaisical attitude of the state government has singularly bogged down the entire country s efforts to fight the virus.