Highest single-day spike in India with 2.17L fresh cases
Highest single-day spike in India with 2.17L fresh cases
Agencies / Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
COVID-19 SURGE CONTINUES UNABATED, OXYGEN SUPPLIES STUMBLE
Second consecutive day of over two lakh cases being reported; steady increase for the 37th day in a row
#NEWDELHI India added a record 2,17,353 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the total tally of
COVID-19 cases to 1,42,91,917, while active cases surpassed the 15-lakh mark, according to the
Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
This is the second consecutive day that the country has reported over two lakh cases. The death toll increased to 1,74,308 with 1,185 new fatalities the highest since September 19, 2020, the data said.
India News: NEW DELHI: Amid shortage of medical grade oxygen for rising number of Covid patients in the country, Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum has .
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): To meet the increased demand for medical oxygen in view of the surge in Covid-19 infections in the country, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun and the Durgapur-based Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) have developed oxygen concentrators and enrichment unit solutions for quickly setting up on-site oxygen enrichment units in hospitals itself.
NEW DELHI: Amid shortage of medical grade Oxygen for rising number of Covid-19 patients in the country, two institutions of the public sector R&D body - Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – have come out with indigenously developed solutions, including one from Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum for quickly set up on-site oxygen enrichment units in hospitals itself, to save precious time during the pandemic.
The other one, developed by Durgapur-based Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), can work quite effectively up to the altitude of 14,000 ft, helping in treating Covid-19 patients in north-eastern states and other high-altitude terrain and battlefields in the Himalayan region.
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An oxygen enrichment unit (OEU) developed indigenously by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to treat Covid patients has a spin-off for the defence forces in high-altitude areas as it can be used at heights where such equipment normally does not function.
Commercially available OEUs generally work till an altitude of 8,000 feet above sea level. With an optional plug-in module, CSIR s unit can work up to an altitude of 14,000 feet, thereby making it handy for use during contingencies in high-altitude battlefield areas where rarefied air and extreme climate can cause medical emergencies.
OEU is a device which concentrates oxygen from the surrounding air by selectively removing nitrogen to supply oxygen-enriched air. The concentrated oxygen is delivered to patients with respiratory problems through a mask or a nasal cannula.