-SATISH HANDA
In view of fast increasing cases of Carona virus in the state Haryana Home & Health Minister Anil Vij addressing state level COVID Care Committee said, decision has been taken that industries in the state producing oxygen will supply entire production of oxygen to state health department on the orders of deputy commissioners of every district in the state, failing which such units will be acquired by the state government. He said, state government is providing 20 vehicles to the health department in every district to be used as ambulance vans to provide efficient services to the patients suffering from Carona. He said, supply of oxygen cylinders as well as movement of oxygen tankers will be made under the supervision of police due to few cases of robbing oxygen tankers on the way reported in past some time. Vij said, scheme for cashless treatment in private hospitals for government employees suffering from Carona has also been introduced in the state with immediate effect.
Vij said, hospitals in Haryana state getting 162 ton oxygen against requirement of 270 ton and demanded extra quantity of oxygen from government in the centre. He disclosed that Haryana state is getting 50 ton oxygen every day from Jamshedpur and Jharkhand steel plants to meet the requirement. He said, all government as well as private hospitals in the state has been directed to install their own oxygen manufacturing plants in their hospitals. He further added that all deputy commissioners in Haryana state has been advised to make provision for extra beds in private Banquet Halls, schools and private lodges with the assistance of social welfare organizations.
Vij said, Haryana state government has sent requirement for 20000 Remedesiver injections for the treatment of patients suffering from Carona, of these 1000 injections has already been received, another 3000 injections are under dispatch and out of total quantity of 20000 injections, 10000 injections each will be supplied to government as well as private hospitals in the state. He said, every care will be taken to stop black marketing of these injections. Vij said, 50 ton oxygen being supplied by Bokaro Steel City Jharkhand will be used for the treatment of serious patients struggling for life and admitted in emergency wards. He said, provision for installation of 1000 oxygen beds at PGI Rohtak, 1250 oxygen beds in the hospitals of medical colleges in the state and 200 oxygen beds at Atal Bihari Hospital Faridabad is being made on priority.
Expressing deep concern over the death of 10 patients at Gurugram and Rewari hospitals due to shortage of oxygen, Vij said an investigation in the case has already been ordered and stern action will be taken against those found responsible for deaths. He said, request has been made to Indian Medical Association Haryana unit for the deployment of doctors in COVID hospitals in the state. Vij further added that state government is going to increase such hospitals in the state to meet epidemic outbreak as state health department is already facing acute shortage of doctors as such final year students of medical colleges in the state are being deployed on duty in these hospitals.
