Rajnath Singh directs DRDO to provide 150 jumbo oxygen cylinders to UP govt
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday
supplied 150 jumbo cylinders of medical oxygen to the Uttar Pradesh government,
as per directions by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
An
additional 1,000 cylinders would be provided by the DRDO later. The oxygen would
be supplied to hospitals in Lucknow for COVID-19
patients.
The COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh has
deteriorated further with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself testing
positive on Wednesday.
The state
government on Friday announced a lockdown across the state on all Sundays till
May 15. All districts of Uttar Pradesh are under lockdown from 8 pm on
Saturday, which will continue till 7 am, Monday.
According
to the Union Health Ministry, Uttar Pradesh currently has a total of 1,91,457
active COVID-19 cases, with 6,50,333 total infections and 9,830 deaths. Read More
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