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PM CARES Fund approved procurement of one lakh 50 thousand units of Oxycare system
- The PM CARES Fund has approved procurement of 1,50,000 units of Oxycare System developed by the Defence Research Development Organization at a cost of Rs 322.5 crores, the DRDO informed.
- It further informed that the Oxycare System is a SpO2 based Oxygen Supply System that regulates oxygen being administered to patients based on sensed SpO2 levels.
- “Under this sanction, 1, 00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with NRBM (Non-rebreather mask) masks are being procured.