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Covid-19 updates: Centre allows import of oxygen concentrators for personal use
oxygen concentrators can be procured through post, courier or e-commerce portals, it added.The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed till July 31, 2021, for personal use, according to a notification of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)."Import of goods, including those purchased from e-commerce portals, through post or courier, where customs clearance is sought as gifts, is prohibited except for life-saving drugs/medicines/ oxygen concentrators and rakhi (but not gifts related to rakhi)," the notification said.India's health care system is overwhelmed with the current surge in Covid-19 cases and there is a shortage of oxygen, beds and medicines.India recorded more than four lakh new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.