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Centre promises one oxygen tanker every day, another 20MT of LMO

PANAJI

The Central government has assured to deliver one tanker containing medical oxygen every day to Goa on the request forwarded by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.

The statement was made by Gadkari’s official Twitter handle on Thursday in view of the rising demand for oxygen in Goa and in accordance with the discussion between Sawant and Gadkari. 

Late on Thursday evening, CM Sawant also announced that the Centre has made an additional allocation of 20 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), thereby raising the overall supply to 46 MT of LMO for Goa. 

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Sudden drop in oxygen level at GMC snuffs out 15 lives

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published May 14, 2021, 12:47 AM IST
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PANAJICovid fatalities continued to remain high in Goa with 63 persons succumbing to the infection between Wednesday and Thursday.Almost 15 of these 63 deaths occurred at Goa Medical College and Hospital between 2 am and 6 am, the period that is now being termed as the “dark hours” due to the sudden drop in oxygen supply during this time each night. The State’s Covid victim count has now touched 1,937. Of these, a total of 1,106 fatalities have occurred since April 1…

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