Chhattisgarh Rolls Out Free 'Oxygen On Wheels', Ambulance Services For COVID Patients

Amid short supply of oxygen for COVID patients, Chhattisgarh has launched 'oxygen on wheels', a service aimed at providing free doorstep delivery of oxygen support to the COVID patients in home isolation.

Under the service, COVID patients in home isolation, whose oxygen saturation is less than normal, will be provided a free oxygen concentrator at their homes.

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel today e-inaugurated Raipur Municipal Corporation's ¡®Oxygen on Wheel¡¯ service for home delivery of oxygen concentrator for patients in home isolation, free ambulance service for COVID patients and free dry ration distribution service#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Ed6z0AARpm

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Home isolation assistance teams will regularly monitor such patients even after their recovery, the concentrators would then be collected back.

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Free ambulance and dry ration

The state government will also provide free ambulance and dry ration distribution services to the Covid patients.

Inaugurating the three services of Raipur Municipal corporation virtually, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the doorstep delivery of oxygen concentrators in the state would prove extremely beneficial for the patients in need.

He added that the indoor stadium had also been converted into COVID hospital.

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Raipur Municipal Corporation has started foodgrain distribution service to poor families during lockdown.

These ration packets will be delivered free of cost to the needy under Raipur Municipal Corporation jurisdiction, in coordination with the local councilors and zone officers.

Raipur Municipal Corporation has also started well-equipped ambulance service to ensure that the Covid patients in need get timely medical treatment.