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India s Covid tally reaches 2,33,40,938 with 3,48,421 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. At 4,205, India records its highest Covid deaths taking the death toll to 2,54,197. The active cases have reduced to 37,04,099 comprising 15.87 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 83.04 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. While the number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,93,82,642 Stay with TOI for the latest developmentsRead Less
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 12, 2021, 18:32:25 IST
Covid-19: 1.5 Lakh DRDO Developed Oxycare Systems To Be Procured Under PM-Cares, Here s How They Will Help Save Lives
DRDO s Oxycare System
The PM CARES Fund has sanctioned the procurement of 1,50,000 units of âOxycareâ system developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at a cost of Rs 322.5 crore.
Out of these 1.5 lakh Oxycare systems, 1 lakh are manual and 50,000 are automatic systems.
Oxycare is a SpO2 based Oxygen Supply System which regulates the oxygen being administered to patients based on the sensed SpO2 levels.
SpO2 level is the measure of total oxygen-carrying haemoglobin in the blood relative to the amount of haemoglobin which is not carrying oxygen.
PM Cares funds 500 PSA plants, 1 lakh concentrators
April 29, 2021
× The effort to provide oxygen to Covid-19 patients received a further boost on Wednesday with the government deciding to procure 1 lakh oxygen concentrators for supply to high-burden States and giving approval for an additional 500 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants.
The day also saw many fertiliser plants committing to supply an additional 50 tonnes of liquid oxygen daily to hospitals and FICCI tying up with a group of German small/ medium industries to arrange 1,500 concentrators for private hospitals.
The decision to purchase 1 lakh oxygen concentrators was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These contraptions will be procured at the earliest using PM-CARES fund and given to high-burden States, an official statement said. The PM-CARES fund would also support the procurement of 500 PSA oxygen plants, using a technology developed by the Defence Research and Development Or
DRDO has an answer for O2 needs
DRDO has an answer for O2 needs
ByHemanth CSHemanth CS / Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
Gadget used for soldiers posted at high-altitude areas can help moderate covid patients at home
An
Defence Research and Development Organisation (
DRDO) laboratory for soldiers posted at high-altitude areas could come handy to address the covid-19 situation.
Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), whose primary work focuses on development of bio-medical and electro-medical soldier support systems, has developed
SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation)
supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for soldiers posted at extreme high-altitude areas. The system delivers supplemental oxygen based on the SpO2 levels and prevents the person from sinking into a state of hypoxia, a state in which the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues is inadequate to fulfil the energy requirements of the body.