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April 28, 2021 23:31 IST
In affidavit in Supreme Court, the Ministry says India has only 1,224 oxygen tankers and that is being increased to 2,000.
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A set of new ventilators at a hospital in Tamil Nadu. File
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In affidavit in Supreme Court, the Ministry says India has only 1,224 oxygen tankers and that is being increased to 2,000.
The Union Home Ministry claimed in an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that since October 2020 as many as 10,787 ventilators have been installed in various hospitals across the country.
There is a sudden upsurge in demand for ventilator beds in many States amid the second wave of COVID-19 with over 3 lakh cases being reported daily. Many patients with serious conditions require ventilators for lung support.
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