New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and reviewed the preparations and operations being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

Prime Minister Modi was also informed that all medical officers on staff appointments at Command HQ, Corps HQ, Division HQ and similar HQ of Navy and Air-Force will be employed at hospitals. General Rawat further informed Prime Minister Modi that nursing personnel are being employed in large numbers to complement the doctors at the hospitals and oxygen cylinders available with Armed Forces in various establishments will be released for hospitals.

A C-19 transport helicopter has flown in 17 oxygen containers from Dubai. Four have already arrived in Panagarh from Singapore. The C-17 aircraft is bringing six containers of cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai today and is expected to reach Panagarh by 7:30 pm.