India
oi-Deepika S
New Delhi, May 10: The government on Monday listed out steps to augment oxygen supply in the country as it sought to counter the narrative of lack of medical oxygen leading to health crisis and death of many COVID-19 patients.
Key steps have been taken to increase the availability, streamline the distribution and strengthen the oxygen storage infrastructure in the country amid rising Covid-19 cases, the Commerce Ministry said in a statement. “The steps undertaken focused on the entire oxygen supply chain.
These include efforts for improving oxygen production, enhancing tanker availability to optimize logistics, improving oxygen storage at the last mile, and easing norms of procurement,” the ministry said.
The national capital, like most parts of the country, is reeling under shortage of medical oxygen as COVID patients keep thronging the hospitals.
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