Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Monday conducted a whirlwind tour of four districts in the state to review the supply of oxygen and facilities for COVID patients.
The Chief Minister reached Panipat, where he visited the oxygen plant at Panipat Refinery to take stock of the oxygen situation. Following this, he reached Hisar where he visited OP Jindal Modern School and held a detailed discussion to explore the possibilities of setting up a 500-bed hospital in the premises of the School.
He also inquired about the incident of death of five patients in a private hospital in Hisar due to shortage of oxygen supply.
After this, the Chief Minister arrived in Rohtak where he took stock of essential health services for COVID-19 patients at PGIMS, Rohtak.
During the fourth leg of his tour, the Chief Minister reached Faridabad where he was apprised of arrangements by the concerned officers.
He said that to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government has taken over the Gold Fields Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, in Chhainsa village of Faridabad district which has been closed for years. Within 24 hours, the work of setting up a hospital with an arrangement of 100 oxygen beds would be started, he added.