Covid-19: Ventilators or oxygen beds? Doctors differ on efficacyIn a video conference call with district health officers and deans of medical colleges in the state on Tuesday, health minister K Sudhakar ...
13 May, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Tech Mahindra Foundation, Mission Oxygen to set up 50 oxygen plants for charitable, govt hospitalsTech Mahindra Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Growth Jagdish Mitra said, "We are aware of the likelihood of the virus coming back in ano...
12 May, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Ola, GiveIndia to give free oxygen concentrators at doorstepThose who require oxygen (oxygen saturation below 94) need to log into the Ola app and request for an oxygen concentrator by providing a fe...
12 May, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Karnataka govt’s audit finds some districts with less patients consume more oxygenThe audit conducted by the oxygen nodal authorities also found that private hospitals are using three times more oxygen on average than gov...
12 May, 2021, 12.21 PM IST
First 'Oxygen Express' train to Karnataka to arrive in Bengaluru tomorrowThe train is expected to reach Inland Container Depot, Container Corporation of India, Whitefield, here, on Tuesday, an official press rele...
10 May, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Bengaluru positivity rate hits 55%, active cases cross 3L markThe Covid-19 situation in the city is getting grimmer by the day. Every other Bengalurean undergoing Covid-19 test is turning positive: the...
05 May, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
Oxygen crisis deepens in Karnataka with hospitals flagging concern over supplyAn executive of the Chaitanya Medical Centre in Yelahanka said there was an oxygen crisis on Monday due to which they had to shift all thei...
04 May, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
Indian Air Force to set up 100-bed COVID-19 care facility in BengaluruFirst 20 beds will be operational on 06 May 21 with oxygen concentrators. Remaining 80 beds are expected to be operational by May 20," the ...
04 May, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
30% bed occupants in Bengaluru don’t need one: OfficialsThe patients with clout, however, decide the type of bed s/he wants, turning BBMP health authorities helpless in their fight against the pa...
04 May, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
Shortage of oxygen beds, Intensive Care Units may choke BengaluruHospitals said while they could not increase the number of ICUs and ventilators in a short time, they were trying to add more oxygen lines ...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Bengaluru stares at shortage of oxygen beds, ventilatorsWith about 192,000 active cases, Bengaluru has the highest Covid-19 case load among Indian cities. The case surge has caused severe stress ...
28 Apr, 2021, 09.33 AM IST
Defence public sector undertakings procuring oxygen generation plants under 'fast-track mode'The DPSUs procuring oxygen generation plants include Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), BEML Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Mazagon Dock Shipbuilde...
26 Apr, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Karnataka weighs weekday curfew, decision todayConcerns over the availability of oxygen in Bengaluru, however, have eased after prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday allowed Karnataka...
26 Apr, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
Karnataka to stop small pvt hospitals from treating critically ill COVID patientsThe health department officials said this will help in saving lives as several patients are succumbing to the virus in small nursing homes ...
22 Apr, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Covid-19: Karnataka asks steel mills to step up oxygen production, divert part of it to hospitalsAs on April 14, the number of oxygen-supported beds in Karnataka was 39,549, besides an additional 9,000 ICU beds, beds with ventilators, e...
21 Apr, 2021, 06.40 PM IST
JSW Steel offers to provide 400 tonnes of oxygen a day to Karnataka hospitalsAs on April 14, the number of oxygenated beds in Karnataka was 39,549, besides an additional 9,000 ICU beds, beds with ventilators etc. The...
20 Apr, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
Keeping the oxygen flow going turns a challenge for Karnataka as Covid cases jumpOfficials across districts, including Bengaluru, said the demand for oxygen-equipped beds has spiralled, necessitating a shift in focus of ...
10 Sep, 2020, 10.19 AM IST