3 northeast states set to respond to a COVID outbreak

SHILLONG: As many as eight Oxygen generation plants are being installed in Northeast states--Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura.

These three northeast Indian states have buckled up to deal with the COVID crisis supported by the government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Earlier in the day, the Meghalaya government inaugurated as many as three oxygen generation plants at three Civil Hospitals in Tura, Nongpoh, and Jowai.

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This has made emergency oxygen supplies available for COVID patients in need of intensive care.