Oxygen plant inaugurated in Chapainawabganj

A liquid oxygen plant was inaugurated today at the Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital for coronavirus affected patients.

Monjurul Hafiz, deputy commissioner of Chapainawabganj inaugurated the oxygen plant in presence of other health officials, reports our correspondent.

Dr Nahid Islam, medical officer and a doctor of the coronavirus unit of the hospital said, 5,644 liters of liquid oxygen was transferred to the hospital's central cylinder from the tanker carrying the oxygen.

Coronavirus patients will benefit from this oxygen plant. The whole situation will also be observed for two to three days at first. The coronavirus unit will be upgraded from 18-bed to 30-bed after successful observation period, Dr Nahid said.

He also said that it will be upgraded to 50-bed as soon as possible A total of 21 coronavirus infected patients are currently admitted at the Sadar Hospital, he added.