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Several states, including Delhi, moved the apex court over inadequate supply of oxygen, following which it set up the 12-member task force on May 8 to address the issue holistically and ensure 'effective and transparent' allocation of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to states during the pandemic.
On April 22, the government issued an order banning the supply of liquid oxygen to industry in view of increased demand for medical oxygen.
The ratio of registrations on CoWIN website for vaccination to doses administered has improved to 6.5: 1 from an "alarming" 11:1 a week ago, Dr RS Sharma, chairman of the Empowered Group on Technology and Data Management to combat Covid, said.
Cumulatively, 1,82,25,509 persons across the country have received their first dose since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive, the Health Ministry said.
Examining the issue of unavailability of vaccination slots, Dr. RS Sharma, chairman of the Empowered Group on Technology and Data Management, said the noise started surfacing after registrations for 18-44 year age group were opened up on April 28