Himachal Governor Bandaru Dattatraya has urged the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to increase oxygen allocation from 15 MT to 30 MT for the state.
He said that the state is allocated only 15 MT out of 125 MT capacity at Inox Air Products plant in Barotiwala, Solan and urged to direct the concerned authorities for additional allocation.
Dattatraya said that the State Government has already written a letter to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regarding oxygen supply planning.
The second wave of infection is accompanied by faster spread rate and more importantly affecting the respiratory system of patients. It is important to adopt a proactive strategy to contain the spread and impact of the disease, he added.
A day before, the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had urged the Central Government to provide 5000 D-Type oxygen cylinders and 3000 B-Type oxygen to ensure that there is no dearth of oxygen in the state. Thakur had said the State Government is making efforts to ensure that there is adequate supply of medical oxygen and availability of beds in hospitals for COVID-19 patients.
HIMACHAL GOVT TO ENSURE SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL LOGISTICS TO DEAL WITH COVID SITUATION, SAYS CM
Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that the State Government would ensure smooth supply of essential logistics such as PPE kits, face masks, sanitizers and oxygen, so that people do not face any inconvenience during COVID-19 pandemic. “The bed capacity in Government Hospital Nahan would be increased to 110 beds. The Ayurveda Hospital building would also be utilized as a dedicated COVID Care Centre and bed capacity would be enhanced by 25 beds,” said the Chief Minister while presiding over a review meeting regarding COVID-19 situation at Nahan in Sirmaur district.
14.77 LAKH ADMINISTERED COVID-19 VACCINE IN HP
As many as 14.77 lakh people have been administered COVID vaccination in Himachal till date. Out of them, 2.37 lakh have been administered the second dose of vaccine as well, a spokesperson of the State Government said on Friday. He said that the number of COVID positive cases are increasing in the state and most of these are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. These cases are recommended to be kept under home isolation, as per, revised guidelines issued by the Government of India.