New Delhi:: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday (October 6)  inaugurated three Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP).  The plant has the combined capacity of producing 3.1 metric tonne of medical oxygen

Commenting on the launch, the Health Minister said: " with the installation of these plants, almost 25-30 per cent of medical oxygen will be produced indigenously. Across Delhi, the government had already started 40 PSA plants. Today, we will inaugurate 27 PSA plants. "We have started graded response to combat the spread of COVID-19. As of now, there are 3-4 cases of COVID-19 out of 10,000 samples. If we detect 5 cases of 1,000 samples, then we will start adopting measures to control the spread of the virus." 

Sharing details before media, Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP said, "We are installing five PSA plants in the hospital. This medical oxygen will be distributed to hospital wards through pipes. This installation of plants will help in combating the potential third wave of COVID-19."

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