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Dial 1031 for oxygen in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal
Updated On: 15 May, 2021 03:11 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
To ensure each Covid-19 patient in home isolation gets oxygen cylinders delivered at home, the Delhi government has set up an 'oxygen concentrator bank' (OCB) for this purpose.

Arvind Kejriwal. File pic
Covid-19 patients in home isolation will be provided oxygen concentrators at their homes with recommendation of doctors in the national capital. To ensure each Covid-19 patient in home isolation gets oxygen cylinders delivered at home, the Delhi government has set up an 'oxygen concentrator bank' (OCB) for this purpose.
Each 11 districts in the national capital will have an OCB which will ensure that Covid-19 patients are getting oxygen concentrators within two hours. "However, oxygen cylinders will be provided on the recommendation of the doctors only. People in home isolation will be regularly monitored by medical experts and if they need oxygen at home the Delhi government will provide it within two hours. Covid-19 patients, those discharged from the hospitals will also be given oxygen concentrators if they need," Kejriwal said while addressing a press conference on Saturday.
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