State all set to tackle Omicron
The Hindu
Adequate oxygen supply, ICU facilities being readied, says Veena
As the uncertainty surrounding the new SARS-CoV2 variant, Omicron, grows and experts debate whether the variant’s immune evasion potential can lead to a massive surge in re-infections, the State is leaving nothing to chance by making preparations ahead.
Ensuring oxygen availability and ICU/ventilator facilities has been a main task that the Health department has been undertaking, in preparing to meet any exigency involving Omicron.
The State is producing 354.43 metric tonnes of oxygen daily now, while the current utilisation of oxygen is around 65 metric tonnes only. Kerala is self-sufficient in oxygen production and it also has adequate buffer stock, Health Minister Veena George said here on Wednesday.
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