Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has thanked the Central Government for supplying oxygen to the State. Chouhan has said that Union Industries Minister Piyush Goyal and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had been urged to supply oxygen to the State.

With their efforts, supply of about 450 metric tonnes of oxygen to the state was agreed upon from Bhilai, Rourkela and Deori. Chief Minister Chouhan has thanked the ministers for this cooperation. Chouhan said that arrangements for transportation of oxygen are being made on war footing, in which the cooperation of private sector is also being taken.

Chouhan said that continuous efforts are being made for Remdesivir injections. On Wednesday evening, 10,000 injections were obtained. Private hospitals are arranging injections through their sources. The state government has ordered 50,000 injections. Chouhan said that he himself held discussions with three companies and they have given positive answers.

The Chief Minister said that the number of beds in the state is increasing constantly. Arrangements of multi care hospital are being made in AIIMS Bhopal. By marking it for Covid, the beds available here and the beds to be vacant in the coming days will be reserved for Covid. Along with this, a 150-bed Covid Care Center is being developed in collaboration with Narmada Hospital in the Academy of Administration. Covid Care Center is also being developed at Red Cross Hospital Bhopal.

A 500-bed Covid Care Center is being built in Indore in collaboration with Radha Swami Satsang Trust. Soon arrangement of two thousand beds will be made here. Efforts are on to increase beds in Jabalpur, Gwalior and other cities with the help of private sector. Chouhan said that Covid Care Centers have been established in 49 districts.

Chouhan said that action is on at war footing in all directions to overcome the Corona infection. It is necessary to break the chain of infection. For this, the Disaster Management Groups are likely to impose Corona curfew in the districts. The public is coming forward to break the chain infection on their own, as a result of awareness. Chouhan has appealed to the common people not to leave their houses unnecessarily. Farmers should go for procurement of produce only after obtaining SMS. We will win this battle with self-discipline, self-determination, strong will, restraint, patience and enthusiasm.