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War Against COVID-19
Armed Forces Awaken Trust
For every Indian, the armed The Navy is also transporting
forces are synonymous with oxygen. The Army launched
trust and self-confidence. Covid Care Centres to take
In order to save time in this care of Corona patients in
hour of crisis, the Air Force several cities. The medical
is transporting empty oxygen staff, who retired in the last
tankers to the production two years, were again called
plants using its aircrafts for service
Ban on Remdesivir Export Railways Gear Up
Emphasis on increasing production of
n n Railways introduced special train ‘Oxygen
Remdisivir injection to ensure availability as Express’ for adequate supply of oxygen in
per demand. Its exports were banned. The States
prices were fixed so that it cannot be black-
marketed n 64,000 beds with oxygen availability provided in
n Till January-February around 27-29 Lakh doses 4,000 railway coaches. These are being sent as
per the States’ demand
were being produced per month in the country.
It will reach 74.10 Lakh per month by May. The first Oxygen Express reached Mumbai
Instructions given for adequate supply in 12 n on April 26. Oxygen supply started in 12 most
most affected States including Maharashtra, affected States including Maharashtra and UP
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi
n People’s Participation: The n Focus on Small Cities:
Prime Minister met with the Special attention laid on small
Governors of all States to review and medium category cities in
the resources required in terms view of the increasing number
of COVID-19 protocol including of patients there. Patients are
ventilators, testing kits. An being provided with online
appeal was made for people’s
participation in the fight against counselling facility from home.
Corona. Talking to the people ICMR and the Health Ministry
on April 20, Prime Minister have also asked States to
Modi talked about the country’s continuously monitor patients
preparedness in the second war in home isolation as per the
against Corona and called upon guidelines issued.
the people to fight hard.
02 12,000
India’s rank in terms of was the number of ventilator
PPE kit production in beds at the beginning of the
the world. In the early pandemic in 2019-20. Today,
days of Corona, India’s its number is more than 78,000.
production of PPE was India is one of the largest
negligible manufacturers of ventilators
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