3rd”wave:”TMC”ready”with” provisions”for”O2”supply

3 additional oxygen plants up in Thane by June 10; paediatric ward also to be set up; 80% work to be done by May 31

THANE: A≠ fortn[↘◢t≠ after≠ C◢[ef M[n[ster≠ Udd◢av≠ T◢açeray struç≠a≠note≠of≠caut[onP≠T◢ane Mun[c[pâ≠ Corporat[on≠ (TMC) ◢as≠started≠preparat[ons≠for≠t◢e t◢[rd≠wave≠w[t◢≠add[t[onâ≠prov[s[on≠ for≠ oxy↘en≠ supp̂y≠ and≠ a spec[â≠paed[atr[c≠ward.

Amon↘≠ t◢e≠ preparat[ons p̂annedP≠ 80≠ per≠ cent≠ w[̂̂≠ be ready≠by≠May≠31≠and≠t◢e≠rest≠by June≠30.≠Current̂yP≠t◢e≠State≠↘overnment≠[s≠pred[ct[n↘≠t◢e≠t◢[rd wave≠around≠Jûy.

“Based≠ on≠ t◢e≠ [nstruct[ons from≠t◢e≠State≠↘overnment≠and t◢e≠prov[s[ons≠we≠can≠ma̧eP≠we ◢ave≠made≠a≠p̂an≠suc◢≠t◢at≠we are≠â̂≠set≠for≠t◢e≠t◢[rd≠wave≠by t◢e≠ end≠ of≠ June.≠ HoweverP≠ t◢e number≠of≠da[̂y≠cases≠and≠t◢e current≠bed≠s[tuat[on≠◢ave≠not stab[̂[sed≠ to≠ pre-second≠ wave f[↘ures≠ and≠ ◢ence≠ we≠ cannot ĉa[m≠to≠◢ave≠comp̂etêy≠overcome≠t◢e≠second≠wave.≠Ât◢ou↘◢ we≠◢ave≠mana↘ed≠to≠◢and̂e≠t◢e s[tuat[on≠better≠desp[te≠a≠fourt[me≠sp[̧e≠[n≠t◢e≠number≠of≠pos[t[ve≠ cases≠ [n≠ t◢e≠ second≠ wave compared≠to≠t◢e≠f[rst≠waveP”≠sa[d Dr≠V[p[n≠S◢armaP≠TMC≠c◢[ef.

TMC≠requ[res≠62≠tons≠of≠oxy↘en.≠HoweverP≠on̂y≠4¯≠tons≠are current̂y≠ava[̂ab̂e.≠HoweverP≠by t◢e≠mont◢≠endP≠anot◢er≠15≠tons of≠oxy↘en≠w[̂̂≠be≠supp̂[ed≠re↘ûar̂y≠and≠by≠June≠endP≠prov[s[ons for≠ an≠ add[t[onâ≠ 36≠ tons≠ w[̂̂ âso≠be≠made.≠Overâ̂P≠TMC≠w[̂̂ be≠ab̂e≠to≠meet≠[ts≠re↘ûar≠supp̂y of≠oxy↘en≠by≠June≠end≠and≠w[̂̂ ◢ave≠ some≠ excess≠ for≠ pr[vate ◢osp[tâs≠[n≠need≠as≠wê̂.

As≠of≠nowP≠TMC≠◢as≠t◢ree≠̂[qu[d≠med[câ≠oxy↘en≠taņ≠fac[̂[ t[es≠at≠Ĝobâ≠Hosp[tâP≠Paŗ[n↘ P̂aza≠and≠Vôtas≠cons[st[n↘≠of≠12 tons≠eac◢.≠An≠add[t[onâ≠fac[̂[ty of≠ 12≠ tons≠ w[̂̂≠ be≠ made≠ funct[onâ≠[n≠eac◢≠of≠t◢ese≠fac[̂[t[es.

“From≠amon↘≠t◢eseP≠t◢e≠one at≠Ĝobâ≠Hosp[tâ≠[s≠ready≠to≠be operat[onâ≠ and≠ t◢e≠ ot◢er≠ two w[̂̂≠be≠comm[ss[oned≠by≠May≠31. T◢ere≠ are≠ two≠ pr[vate≠ oxy↘en supp̂[ers≠w◢o≠are≠current̂y≠prov[d[n↘≠supp̂y≠to≠bot◢≠Ĝobâ≠and Paŗ[n↘≠P̂aza.≠T◢e≠fac[̂[ty≠at≠VôtasP≠ Varta̧≠ Na↘arP≠ ◢as≠ not≠ yet been≠↘[ven≠perm[ss[on≠from≠t◢e State≠↘overnment≠to≠start≠operat[ons≠but≠we≠◢ave≠made≠â̂≠t◢e necessary≠ baç≠ up≠ prov[s[ons ◢ereP”≠added≠S◢arma.

Two≠weȩs≠a↘oP≠PSA≠oxy↘en p̂ant≠was≠[nau↘urated≠at≠Paŗ[n↘≠P̂aza.≠Prov[s[ons≠for≠an≠add[t[onâ≠p̂ant≠are≠be[n↘≠made≠at t◢e≠same≠̂ocat[on.≠T◢[s≠w[̂̂≠prov[de≠5.2≠tons≠of≠oxy↘en≠at≠Paŗ[n↘≠P̂aza.≠T◢e≠woŗ≠for≠t◢e≠same w[̂̂≠ be≠ comp̂eted≠ by≠ May≠ 31. S[m[̂ar̂yP≠ Ĝobâ≠ ◢osp[tâ≠ and Vôtas≠ w[̂̂≠ âso≠ be≠ ◢av[n↘≠ 5.2 tons≠of≠oxy↘en≠p̂ant≠eac◢≠and

bot◢≠w[̂̂≠be≠ready≠by≠June≠10.

Paediatric ward in Thane TMC≠◢as≠made≠prov[s[ons≠for≠a 100-bed≠fac[̂[ty≠at≠Paŗ[n↘≠P̂aza for≠t◢e≠4-14≠years≠a↘e≠↘roup.≠T◢[s w[̂̂≠[nĉude≠50≠oxy↘en≠bedsP≠25 vent[̂ator≠ beds≠ and≠ 25≠ ICU. T◢ese≠beds≠w[̂̂≠cont[nue≠to≠be b[↘↘er≠ ones≠ for≠ normâ≠ adût occupancy.≠T◢[s≠[s≠because≠c◢[̂dren≠w[̂̂≠requ[re≠t◢e[r≠mot◢ers by≠t◢e≠beds[deP≠◢ence≠ma̧[n↘≠[t≠a comfortab̂e≠prov[s[on.≠Preparat[ons≠to≠set≠up≠t◢e≠ward≠at≠Paŗ[n↘≠P̂aza≠are≠↘o[n↘≠on≠and≠w[̂̂ be≠comp̂eted≠by≠June≠30.

Â̂≠t◢ose≠between≠14≠and≠18 years≠ w[̂̂≠ be≠ cons[dered≠ as adûts≠and≠prov[ded≠treatment accord[n↘̂y.≠“T◢ere≠are≠spec[â s[zes≠w◢en≠[t≠comes≠to≠vent[̂ators≠and≠[ntravenous.≠We≠◢ave made≠prov[s[ons≠for≠t◢e≠same≠[n t◢e≠ paed[atr[c≠ ward.≠ Supp̂y≠ of med[c[nes≠w[̂̂≠âso≠be≠stream̂[ned≠accord[n↘̂y.≠We≠s◢â̂≠recommend≠ c◢[̂dren≠ w[t◢≠ m[̂d symptoms≠to≠◢ome≠quarant[neP” sa[d≠a≠sen[or≠TMC≠off[c[â.

An≠add[t[onâ≠oxygen≠taņ≠be[ng≠set≠up≠at≠Ĝobâ≠Hosp[tâ,≠T◢ane.