Coronavirus | Neighbouring States are unable to supply oxygen to Maharashtra, says Tope
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Maharashtra Health Minister calls for optimised use in State after Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat decline request citing high domestic demand.
Maharashtra has approached neighbouring States for medical oxygen supply amid the COVID-19 surge, but they have expressed their inability due to high domestic demand, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday. Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Mr. Tope said Maharashtra will have to reduce the wastage of medical oxygen as it is in high demand now. Medical-grade oxygen is used for the treatment of critical COVID-19 patients and in other cases of respiratory diseases.More Related News