Medical Oxygen cylinders News

IIT-Bombay have come up with an amazing technique to reuse the exhaled oxygen. This innovative way to reuse the oxygen will enhance the lifetime of oxygen cylinders, thereby, making resources more available for the COVID-19 patients.

Haryana government announced door-to-door oxygen cylinder refill provision for COVID-19 positive patients in the state. Apply online at- oxygenhry.in or https://t.co/GqyxfuTxPu.

The NGO sought exemption of COVID-19 related drugs, medical equipment, other medical treatment for infection prevention, control measures and supportive care for patients from GST The rate of infection, the positivity rate, as well as the rate of hospitalization for those requiring critical treatment have all increased exponentially with double mutant virus The plea said that section 11 of the CGST Act confers the power of exemption from payment of GST on goods and services to the GST Council

23 mobile oxygen generation plants are being airlifted from Germany These will be deployed in static hospitals and provide adequate oxygen to the needy India is procuring a large number of oxygen containers for an adequate supply of oxygen in Delhi and other states

Nine officers will be deployed at oxygen filling plants who will oversee operations of medical oxygen suppliers. The order also stated that 28 drug inspectors will daily monitor the movement of Remdesivir injections in Delhi. Delhi has been put under lockdown from 10 pm April 19 till 5 am April 26.

DRDO on Monday (April 19) supplied 150 jumbo cylinders of medical oxygen to the Uttar Pradesh government Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave the directions to DRDO The COVID-19 situation in India continues to deteriorate

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla placed yet another order for medical oxygen supply An manufacturing plant in Ghaziabad was asked to stop other production and ramp up the medical oxygen supply

The demand for oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients has also led PM Narendra Modi to take a comprehensive review meeting to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country. 

The issue related to availability, including pricing of oxygen, has been under the continued consideration of Empowered Group 2, Government of India. It recommended the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to consider capping the ex-factory price of liquid medical oxygen in order to ensure its supply to fillers at reasonable prices, it added. The Empowered Group 2 also requested NPPA to consider a cap for the ex-factory price of oxygen in cylinders in order to ensure supply of oxygen cylinders from fillers at reasonable prices, the Ministry said.