Covid: IOC, BPCL to supply oxygen to hospitals in worst hit states
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Covid: IOC, BPCL to supply oxygen to hospitals in worst hit states
Sanjay Dutta / TNN / Apr 19, 2021, 23:56 IST
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Two of the country’s largest state-run oil refiners and fuel retailers, IndianOil (IOC) and disinvestment-bound Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), have pledged to supply oxygen free of cost to hospitals in states worst hit by Covid-19 cases.
NEW DELHI: Two of the country’s largest state-run oil refiners and fuel retailers, IndianOil (IOC) and disinvestment-bound Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), have pledged to supply oxygen free of cost to hospitals in states worst hit by Covid-19 cases.
Indian Oil Corporation to supply oxygen to hospitals in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
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Last Updated: Apr 19, 2021, 06:01 PM IST
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In the face of a massive surge in demand for medical oxygen during the second wave of the pandemic, IOC has diverted the high-purity oxygen used in its Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) unit to produce medical-grade liquid oxygen at its Panipat refinery and petrochemical complex in Haryana.
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BPCL) have begun diverting oxygen produced at their refineries to supplement the availability of medical oxygen in states worst hit by COVID-19. In a statement, IOC said it has begun the supply of 150 tonnes of oxygen at no cost to various hospitals in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.
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NEW DELHI: With cases showing a downwards trend, the Delhi government has decided to reduce the number of beds allotted for COVID patient services in seven state-run hospitals in the national capital.
Capital witnesses 574 fresh infections in 24 hours
The Delhi government on Thursday decreased the number of beds reserved for COVID-19 in both government and private hospitals as the number of new cases has been showing a downward trend.
The Capital, meanwhile, witnessed 574 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 6,25,369, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government on Thursday. Of the total cases, 6,09,322 people have recovered and there are 5,511 active cases.
Also, 13 more deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 10,536.
The Delhi government has allowed normal healthcare services in 2,556 beds in seven Delhi government-run hospitals including, Lok Nayak, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality and GTB Hospitals, which were earlier reserved for COVID-19 treatment, as per an official order.