Omicron TN CM inspects infra in state-run facilities
Chennai Dec 26 PTI Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday inspected infrastructure amenities and availability of medical oxygen here to tackle Omicron strain of COVID-19 34 cases of which has so far been detected in Tamil NaduAs many as 115 lakh beds have been readied in government and private sector hospitals as a precautionary measure and steps are being taken to create 50000 more beds if warranted at COVID care centres an official release here saidStalin inspected an oxygen manufacturing plant at the state-run Rajiv Gandhi Hospital and amenities there to treat coronavirus patients The CMs inspection comes amid concerns over the new virus variant and a debate on whether or not a third wave would emergeThe CM visited a state facility here that houses an oxygen cylinder warehouse for emergency purposes life saving emergency medical equipment supplies and ambulancesAlso he inspected the emergency control room and state war room to tackle the pandemic and a 24×7 vaccination centreAs on date the government said infrastructure is in place in various government hospitals to ensure additional availability of 244 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen per dayThe facilities to store liquid medical oxygen has been augmented further to ensure storage of 1731 tonnes and separately 167 tonnes could be produced by utilising 17940 oxygen concentratorsAlso there are approximately 25000 oxygen cylinders of different categories and capacities in ready for use modeOf the 34 Omicron cases detected so far 12 were discharged and 22 admitted in hospitals for treatment a medical bulletin said PTI VGN ROH ROH
Chennai Dec 26 PTI Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday inspected infrastructure amenities and availability of medical oxygen here to tackle Omicron strain of COVID-19 34 cases of which has so far been detected in Tamil NaduAs many as 115 lakh beds have been readied in government and private sector hospitals as a precautionary measure and steps are being taken to create 50000 more beds if warranted at COVID care centres an official release here saidStalin inspected an oxygen manufacturing plant at the state-run Rajiv Gandhi Hospital and amenities there to treat coronavirus patients The CMs inspection comes amid concerns over the new virus variant and a debate on whether or not a third wave would emergeThe CM visited a state facility here that houses an oxygen cylinder warehouse for emergency purposes life saving emergency medical equipment supplies and ambulancesAlso he inspected the emergency control room and state war room to tackle the pandemic and a 24×7 vaccination centreAs on date the government said infrastructure is in place in various government hospitals to ensure additional availability of 244 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen per dayThe facilities to store liquid medical oxygen has been augmented further to ensure storage of 1731 tonnes and separately 167 tonnes could be produced by utilising 17940 oxygen concentratorsAlso there are approximately 25000 oxygen cylinders of different categories and capacities in ready for use modeOf the 34 Omicron cases detected so far 12 were discharged and 22 admitted in hospitals for treatment a medical bulletin said PTI VGN ROH ROH
