NEW DELHI : Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre K VijayRaghavan on Wednesday said that the "third phase" of the COVID-19 is inevitable. VijayRaghavan,
Principal Scientific Adviser to Centre K VijayRaghavan on Wednesday said that the third phase of the COVID-19 is inevitable. VijayRaghavan, while briefing the media personnel over the COVID-19 situation in the country said, Variants are transmitted same as original strain. It does not have the properties of new kinds of transmission. It infects humans in a manner that makes it more transmissible as it gains entry, makes more copies and goes on, same as the original. A phase three is inevitable, given the higher levels of circulating virus but it is not clear on what time scale this phase three will occur. We should prepare for new waves, the Principal Scientific Adviser said.
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Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, private suppliers are charging Rs 30,000 for one oxygen cylinder worth Rs 2,000
All this comes at a time when several states have been pleading with the Centre to ramp up the medical oxygen supply
The states have also demanded the Govt to increase its quota amid a high number of unfortunate deaths due to oxygen shortage
NEW DELHI: As COVID-19 infected people grasp for breath due to acute shortage of medical oxygen across the country, the prices of oxygen cylinders have soared in the local market with hoarders trying to make a profit from people’s misery.
No shortage of oxygen in country; use it judiciously: Government
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 06:53 PM IST
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At a routine briefing on steps taken by the government to battle the COVID-19 crisis, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Piyush Goyal told reporters that multiple efforts were being undertaken to enhance production and quickly transport oxygen to the hospitals and patients Oxygen is available in adequate quantity in the country and efforts are being made to transport it to hospitals in the shortest possible time.
The Centre on Monday said medical oxygen being given to COVID-19 patients, especially in hospitals, should be used judiciously and claimed that there was shortage of the life-giving gas in the country.
No Shortage Of Oxygen In Country; Use It Judiciously: Govt
The country is grappling with a raging second wave of the pandemic with lakhs of patients and their family members anxiously scouring for oxygen beds in hospitals, cylinders, medicines and other medical facilities. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-03T19:17:36+05:30 No Shortage Of Oxygen In Country; Use It Judiciously: Govt outlookindia.com 2021-05-03T19:20:06+05:30
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Amid reports of medical oxygen supply shortage in India, the Centre said Covid patients, especially in hospitals are being given oxygen, however, it should be used judiciously. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Piyush Goyal said, “Oxygen is available in adequate quantity in the country and efforts are being made to transport it to hospitals in the shortest possible time.