As over 3,000 COVID-19 infected patients are admitted to different hospitals of Kashmir, the demand for medical oxygen has increased sharply. All supply has now been routed to the government hospitals in the Kashmir division. Shafi, a private oxygen plant owner said, "We are working 24x7, supplying oxygen cylinders to SKIMS, and SMHS. The demand for oxygen cylinders in hospitals has increased sharply." Notably, in view of the acute shortage of oxygen, the Centre has completely banned the use of “liquid oxygen” for industrial purposes.

Source: dna May 07, 2021 12:11 UTC