Punjab has written to Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, looking for liquid oxygen
Chandigarh:
Amid a surge in coronavirus circumstances and fatality fee in Punjab within the final three weeks, the state authorities has sought assist from neighbouring states and native producers because it struggles to plug the availability of liquid oxygen throughout hospitals.
The federal government has written to Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, looking for liquid oxygen amid fears of scarcity by the tip of September.
It has additionally requested key oxygen producers within the state to prioritise provide to native hospitals. The transfer has come because the state is making an attempt to sort out a steep demand in oxygen provide, essential for extreme COVID-19 sufferers, amid a worsening public well being scenario.
Punjab’s coronavirus fatality fee is 2.96 per cent, the best within the nation.
“As you’re conscious, the demand for oxygen within the hospitals of Punjab has elevated as a result of COVID-19 pandemic… Native distributors and suppliers of liquid oxygen have introduced to note that they’re dealing with scarcity of liquid oxygen and this drawback is more likely to broaden within the coming days,” Punjab Chief Secretary Alok Shekhar stated in a letter to the neighbouring states.
“A lot of the hospitals and producers/re-filling items/suppliers in Punjab rely on Air Liquide India Pvt Ltd, Panipat, Haryana, for provide of liquid oxygen. Subsequently, you’re requested to kindly direct the involved industrial unit to extend provide of liquid oxygen to the hospitals… in order to scale back the scarcity of oxygen in hospitals of the state. A letter of affirmation can be extremely appreciated,” Mr Shekhar stated within the letter.
Punjab on Sunday reported the best single-day spike of two,628 coronavirus circumstances, taking whole circumstances within the state to 79,679.
