IIT Kanpur to analyze COVID-19 curve in Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to assess the medical oxygen need of the state for the next six months and directed all government and private hospitals to establish liquid medical oxygen (LMO) plants.
Uttar Pradesh government has asked the experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to prepare the district-wise trajectory of the Covid curve using mathematical modelling. The move comes after the state reported more than 30,000 cases in a day. The move is expected to help the state government, under fire for the shortage of ICU beds and oxygen supply, finetune its Covid-19 response.
As per the government statement, 631 metric tonnes of oxygen were supplied to Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The volume was three times the daily supply before the second Covid wave. Total active cases on Sunday dropped to 3,01,833 after 38,826 more patients were declared recovered. The toll reached 12,874 with fresh 303 Covid related deaths in the past 24 hours.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to assess the medical oxygen need of the state for the next six months and directed all government and private hospitals to establish liquid medical oxygen (LMO) plants. He said that as a long-term strategy, it should be ensured that Covid-19 positive did not suffer from lack of oxygen. Hospitals would be reimbursed for the cost of setting up oxygen plants.
The statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh Information Department urged experts from various institutes, including form IITs, to explore the possibility of converting nitrogen into oxygen. “A crusher unit in Jhansi has started oxygen production. It can also be done with some technical support in sugar mills. For this, action should be taken with the help of experts,” said Adityanath.
Principal Secretary of Medical Education Alok Kumar said COVID-19 patients in hospitals were critically ill because of their “medical history”. Treatment of these patients required oxygen and ventilator management along with consultation with specialist physicians, he said.
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