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Govt stops oxygen supply to industry to meet shortage in COVID-19 hospitals
Updated On: 23 April, 2021 11:43 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The ministry said that availability of adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen is an important prerequisite for managing moderate and severe cases of Covid-19 and with the increasing cases, the medical oxygen supply will need to keep pace with the requirements of the states and Union Territories.
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Workers refill cylinders with medical oxygen for supply to hospital for COVID-19 patients at Shakti Oxygen Refill Plant, amid surge in coronavirus cases across the country, in Jalandhar. Pic/PTI
To ensure that there is no crisis of oxygen in hospitals across the country, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs prohibited supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted by the government, from Thursday onwards.
The ministry has issued a directive to states and Union Territories asking them to make sure there are no restrictions in the supply of medical oxygen.
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