The Delhi government has set up a web portal to supply life-saving Oxygen gas to those in home isolation after being infected with the coronavirus, as caretakers of patients scramble to get O2 in the national capital.
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On Thursday, the portal, delhi.gov.in will go live. An order by the Delhi government read, “Those requiring oxygen can apply with a valid photo id, Aadhar card details, Covid positive report and other documents like CT scan report if available.”
Officials have been given the responsibility to identify “dedicated dealers/depots to distribute such cylinders to individuals who shall not be redirected to refilling plants under any circumstances”.
The order also added, “This may be accorded top priority. The DMs shall ensure that the dealers regularly get their cylinders refilled from the designated refilling plants.”
Based on the stock availability, officials will issue a pass having the date, time, and address of the dealer/depot from where the oxygen cylinder can be issued/exchanged.
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The order also said that a provision of lump-sum allocation of oxygen (to be given through cylinders) for individuals, non-Covid hospitals, nursing homes, ambulances, and SOS cylinders of Covid hospitals running on LMO had already been made against re-fillers with each district being assigned a re-filler.
