Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Thursday said that the Ministry of Industries has held a meeting with major oxygen producers to ensure the supply of oxygen to hospi-tals on a priority basis.
In a Tweet, the minister said that it has been decided in the meeting to ensure the supply/redirect of oxy-gen to Healthcare on a first-priority basis.
“Three additional oxygen plants in the private sector will also be coming in production within the next 2 weeks,” he added. Earlier on June 8, the federal government decided to provide 1,000 additional beds with oxygen facility across the country, of which Karachi will get 200. Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted: “Of the additional 1,000 hospital beds with oxygen which will be ensured by the federal govt in June in major cities at least 200 will be added in Karachi.”
