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Court asks Centre how private hospitals are getting vaccines when State’s requests are pending
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Kerala High Court has observed that there should be some yardstick in the supply of COVID-19 vaccines from the non-governmental quota.
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Court asks Centre how private hospitals are getting vaccines when State’s requests are pending A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally observed that the request of the State governments for vaccine supply from non-governmental quota should be prioritised.
The Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Kauser Edappagath orally observed that the request of the State government should be considered on a par with the request of the private hospitals and other private entities. There should be some yardstick for supply of vaccines under the non-governmental quota.
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Batch of 3.5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine arrived at Kochi airport from Pune on Monday. [Photo/ANI]
3.5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine reach Kochi ANI | Updated: May 10, 2021 14:34 IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): The first batch of 3.5 lakh doses of Covishield arrived at Kochi airport from Pune around 12 noon today, informed Airport authorities.
As per the Public Relations Department of State government, the vaccine doses which arrived today have been shifted to the warehouse of Kerala Medical Services Corporation from where they will be supplied to other districts of Kerala soon.
The Kerala government had placed an order for over one crore doses of vaccine to accelerate the vaccination drive in the state.
PESO to ensure optimum use of oxygen in Kerala
Moves to augment production across state
Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO), Kerala has taken all steps to augment the production of gaseous oxygen and limit to optimum level the usage of an already depleting liquid medical Oxygen (LMO) in the State.
As per the advice of PESO, the LMO production at Inox India limited has been increased from 149 tonnes per day to 160 tonnes by reducing Nitrogen production.
R.Venugopal, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, PESO and Nodal Officer (Medical Oxygen Monitoring), Kerala & Lakshadweep said that a new air separation unit (ASU) will be commissioned on May 12 in the private sector at Auxilium Products LLP at Vadakkancherry in Palakkad which can produce 235 litres of high purity liquid Oxygen. The facility could also produce 260 cubic metre of high purity medical oxygen in cylinders. An estimated 700 cylinders of seven metre cube can be filled per day here. The facility can a