Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday issued directions to the health secretary to initiate measures to ban the export of Oxygen cylinders to other states with immediate effect, in view of the rapid rise inCovidcases. All industrial oxygen requirements will be diverted towards the health Services, Goa Medical College (GMC) and Covid hospitals.
Hospitalisations have increased over the past few days as the state witnesses a steep rise in Covid infections, and on Average, 90-100 patients require hospitalisation daily.