Delhi to install telemetry devices to monitor oxygen supply on real-time

New Delhi : As the national capital continues to project a surge in daily COVID and Omicron caseload. The second wave of the pandemic made us learn a tough lesson on the sudden shortage of oxygen in hospitals, Delhi government has decided to install 100 telemetry devices in liquid medical oxygen tanks present in the major 53 private and government hospitals in the national capital.

"The installation of telemetry devices will help in monitoring how much oxygen is available in which hospital so that oxygen can be delivered to the needy hospital in time in case of emergency. The devices are installed in these liquid medical oxygen tanks so that they can be monitored on a real-time basis. The telemetry device will help in transmitting the live information of the amount of oxygen present in each liquid medical oxygen tank to the war room of the Delhi government," a statement from the Delhi government informed.

The 100 oxygen storage tanks have a total capacity of 845.92 MT. With this device, the state government will be able to ensure the information of oxygen availability on a real-time basis and oxygen will be delivered on time to the needy hospital without any hassle.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) imposed a weekend curfew to the national capital and work from home for government offices in new restrictions to tackle a surge in COVID cases driven by Omicron. The new curbs came in place with the positivity rate in Delhi staying above five per cent for two consecutive days.

Delhi has reported a rising positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for every 100 tests.Today, cases went up to 5,481, the highest in more than seven months; three deaths were reported.