Covid: 100 new hospitals to have own oxygen plant under PM-CARES, says govt

Another 50,000 MT of medical oxygen will be imported in view of increasing demand, says government

The union government on Thursday said an empowered group has initiated mapping of 12 high burden state in terms of coronavirus cases to medical Oxygen sources.

"100 new hospitals to have their own Oxygen plant under PM-CARES Fund and another 50,000 million tonne (MT) of medical oxygen will be imported, said the government.

Medical oxygen is a critical component in the treatment of coronavirus affected patients. As coronavirus cases rise there has been increasing demand for medical oxygen, especially from the 12 states with high burden of active cases.

A meeting of empowered group was held today to review the availability