Odisha government has made adequate arrangements for uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitals in the state. While health institutions in every district in the state have been tagged to one or more oxygen refilling centres, the government yesterday directed the collectors to increase the frequency and number of vehicles used to refill oxygen cylinders so as to ensure its seamless supply.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR Bhubaneswar correspondent reports that While Odisha has been supplying medical oxygen to other states for Covid-19 patients, the state government has also ensured that the hospitals back home are kept oxygen-ready, particularly in view of the increasing number of infected cases.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On the other hand,&nbsp;the state has also managed to keep the vaccine wastage rate at -2.20 per cent by prudently using the extra dose in each vial as wastage. Meanwhile the state is now battling with an incremental active caseload of Covid-19 patients, that has reached almost 87 thousand.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | May 8, 2021 7:08 AM
Odisha govt makes adequate arrangements for uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitals in state