Haryana govt provides every district with 20 ambulances to serve COVID patients

Ambala, Apr 28: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has informed that he has ordered to provide every district with 20 vehicles of Dial 112, which will function as ambulances amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

 

Anil Vij said, "I have ordered to provide 20 vehicles of Dial 112 to every district, they can work as an ambulance. We have a lot of vehicles of Dial 112. We also have the facility of stretchers." The Health minister further said, "I have also asked the district commissioners to increase the capacity of beds at COVID centres. This will require medical staff as well, and I have appealed to IMA to spare some doctors. We have also put around 1,400 senior class MBBS students on duty in various districts so that the hospitals can function properly."

 

 

 

 

 

The Haryana health minister also spoke about the increased oxygen quota for the state and thanked the Centre for the same. He added, "We had ordered 68 lakh injections (COVID-19 vaccine) for the third phase of vaccination drive starting from May 1 and hope that it will be delivered on time."

 

The Minister said, "We are thankful to the central government for increasing Haryana's oxygen quota from 162 MT to 232 MT. We are trying to get this oxygen quickly to the state. We are also trying to airlift it to Haryana from Orissa."