Along with the ramped up production of the oxygen manufacturing units and the surplus stocks available, the present availability of oxygen is sufficient, said the health ministry.
In the first 16 days of September, MP added nearly 31,550 cases of coronavirus to its tally, with the count of active cases increasing from 13,914 to 22,136 during the same period.
A critical Covid-19 patient’s medical oxygen requirement is approximately 86,000 litres per day. With cases exploding, states are looking to stack up on the vital life-saver.
In an interview to ThePrint, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu lists factors leading to the surge in Covid cases and the state's high fatality rate.
Punjab has written to Haryana, Himachal & Uttarakhand for oxygen amid fears of shortage. It has also asked key manufacturers in state to prioritise supply to hospitals.
The health ministry said some states are trying to curb free inter-state movement of oxygen supplies by asking suppliers to restrict supply only to hospitals of the state.
Scientists at Tel Aviv University have discovered a jellyfish-like parasite that doesn’t need oxygen because it doesn’t breathe. Its life is entirely free of dependency on oxygen.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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