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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh writes to Centre, demands increase in medical oxygen quota

The situation has become very grim over the past a few days as the supply of liquid medical oxygen has not been able to meet the increased demand, Amarinder wrote Sunday.

Modi govt restricts use of liquid oxygen for only medical purposes amid Covid crisis

In an official statement Sunday, the Home Ministry asked state governments and union territories to ensure that the use of liquid oxygen is not allowed for any non-medical purpose.

Pooling in resources to respond rapidly to help India’s fight against Covid, says EU

As India reels under a massive spike in Covid-19 cases, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU stands in 'full solidarity' with the people of India.

Saudi Arabia to ship 80 metric tonnes of oxygen to India to meet demand amid Covid crisis

To combat the growing demand for oxygen in the country, India has reached out to various countries to procure containers and oxygen cylinders under operation 'Oxygen Maitri'.

India trying to get as many cryogenic oxygen tanks as possible, says envoy in Singapore

India procured four containers of cryogenic O2 tanks from Singapore on Saturday, to meet rising demand of Oxygen in the country.

Oxygen Express with 70 tonnes of oxygen from Jindal plant in Raigarh to reach Delhi Monday

In view of the high demand for oxygen after a record spike in Covid cases, the Railways has decided to run Oxygen Express trains to transport liquid medical oxygen and cylinders.

551 oxygen generation plants to be set up in govt hospitals across India using PM Cares Fund

The PMO Sunday said that the PM Cares Fund has given in-principle approval for allocation of funds, with PM Modi directing these plants be made functional as soon as possible.

Mumbai civic body plans 16 oxygen plants at 12 hospitals, likely to be functional in a month

The BMC hopes to generate 43 metric tonne oxygen a day through the new plants. They will have a minimum life of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years.

Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital second Delhi govt facility to reduces Covid beds amid oxygen crisis

On Friday, the city government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital had reduced the number of Covid beds from 650 to 350 due to shortage of oxygen.

‘Available resources proving inadequate’ — Kejriwal requests CMs to provide oxygen to Delhi

Taking to Twitter, the Delhi CM said he is writing to all his counterparts as despite the Central govt's help the resources weren't enough.

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