New Delhi: Amid the rise in the Covid-19 cases across the country, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has augmented health infrastructure to tackle the cases of coronavirus in the state. As a part of health infrastructure augmentation, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has on Wednesday virtually launched seven new pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants, including two in Ranchi.
While addressing after the launch of the PSA, Soren said that his government was taking all possible measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the state, and a "'sound infrastructure" has been put in place to deal with emergencies.
"We have established PSA oxygen plants in all districts. We started our battle with barely 2,500 oxygen beds, and today our hospitals are equipped with 25,000 such beds," the CM said, adding that one each PSA plant has been set up in Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Deoghar, Chakulia and Kuchai.
Soren further said that efforts are underway to further strengthen the healthcare system.
"Some two years back, when the pandemic started spreading its tentacles, the biggest challenge before our government was that we did not have a proper facility for examining swab samples. Today, we have a sound infrastructure in place. We have oxygen-quipped beds, PSA oxygen plants in every district," the CM said, adding that the state government strives to ensure no patient faces any problem due to paucity of resources.
With better management of limited resources, the state had put up a strong fight against the first two waves of the pandemic, and now measures were being taken to combat the third, Soren said, adding that people should do their bit by adhering to Covid-19 protocols.
"About two years ago when Covid-19 epidemic had broken out, Jharkhand was also no exception to it. The biggest challenge before our government was the unavailability of Covid-19 testing facility in the state. But, today PSA plants have been installed in every
district. RT-PCR and state-of-the-art Cobas machine are also here to detect the coronavirus infection and about 25,000 beds are available in hospitals,"
he said.