Editorial: A moral duty to help world get vaccinated
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Health workers in India tend to a COVID patient in need of intensive care. As the virus rages abroad, the world is begging for vaccines.Punit Paranjpe / AFP / Getty Images
Of all the balancing acts a president must execute, the most difficult may be serving the country without forsaking the world.
It represents a moral quandary that, while profoundly vexing, is a hallmark of the job.
President Joe Biden is living this in real time.
Statistics show the tragic gap in vaccine access between rich and poor nations, with the United States among the countries enjoying an abundance of vaccines, especially as we hit a discomforting wall of vaccine hesitancy. Meanwhile, COVID-19 rages in India.
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Oxygen shortage: Delhi hospitals say situation comparatively better
After days of scrambling for oxygen, hospitals in Delhi on Tuesday said they are in a comparatively better situation in terms of supply and have reopened admissions. Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, medical facilities across the city and its suburbs put out desperate pleas for help on social media and other platforms last week, flagging their dwindling stock of oxygen. Dr. DK Baluja, medical director of Jaipur Golden Hospital said the hospital has enough supply to last the day. We are in a very comfortable situation today. The daily requirement of oxygen is 3.6 metric tonnes and we have about six tonnes available which will last for the entire day. It is quite a comfortable situation.
Air India to airlift 10,636 oxygen concentrators from several countries: Aviation Minister
India is struggling with a second wave of the coronavirus infection and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds
PTI | April 27, 2021 | Updated 21:05 IST
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Air India is going to airlift 10,636 oxygen concentrators from several countries in the next seven days, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. Air India is airlifting 10,636 oxygen concentrators manufactured by Philips. 636 (concentrators) already flown in from US. Consignments flying in every day. Will be completed within this week, Puri said on Twitter.
This Delhi Hospital Had to Struggle for Oxygen Even After 20 Patients Died for Lack of It
There is a see-saw kind of battle, the oxygen sent to hospitals is hardly sufficient for a few hours.
Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi. Photo: Twitter/@JGHospital
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I have some connection with Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi in which 20 critical patients died on the intervening night of April 23-24 due to non-supply of oxygen by the government on time, sending shock waves across the country.
On 24th early morning, I got a call asking me if I could help in getting oxygen as the hospital supply would last only till 9 am. I immediately called the Union Health Secretary, who assured me help and asked me to get in touch with the Health Secretary of Delhi Government, to whom he said he would speak right away.
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According to reports, Astha Hopital today sent out an SOS for immediate oxygen suppy. The hospital said it has 40 patients on the ventilator . Read More
According to reports, Astha Hopital today sent out an SOS for immediate oxygen suppy. The hospital said it has 40 patients on the ventilator at the moment and it needs an immediate oxygen supply. Read Less
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Hospitals in Delhi and some other cities are still turning away patients as they are running out of beds and medical oxygen - Photogallery
Hospitals in Delhi and some other cities are still turning away patients as they are running out of beds and medical oxygen. According to reports, Astha Hopital today sent out an SOS for immediate oxygen suppy. The hospital said it has 40 patients on the ventilator at the moment and it needs an immediate oxygen supply. Earlier, Delhi Max hospital, Sir Gangaram Hospital and many others also reported running out of oxygen supply. Around 20 COVID-19 patients had