70 tonnes of life-saving gas for overwhelmed
hospitals as the coronavirus outbreak sweeps the nation.
New Delhi is the most populous city in India, with about 30 million residents.
Hospitals have been turning away patients in need of life-saving treatment because of a lack of beds, oxygen and supplies.
Dr K Preetham, chief of medical administration at the
Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in New Delhi, said the scarcity of oxygen was the main concern. For seven days, most of us haven t slept. Because of the scarcity, we are forced to put two patients on one cylinder and this is a time-consuming process because we don t have long tubes, he said.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the wave of COVID-19 infections in India is the result of a “perfect storm” of mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates.
India’s new coronavirus cases remained above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while its armed forces have pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections overwhelming its hospitals and crematoriums.
The WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies to India, including 4,000 oxygen concentrators, which only require an energy source, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.
India’s death toll is now pushing towards 200,000, and hospitals that do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds are turning away coronavirus patients.
Time for Armed Forces to help civil administration in creating COVID-19 mitigation facilities: CDS Bipin Rawat
NEW DELHI : Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said that it is time for the Armed Forces to help the civil administration in creating COVID-19 mitigation facilities in a time-bound manner as the country is battling the second wave of coronavirus.
“This is the time for the Armed Forces to rise to the occasion and support the civil administration in creating COVID mitigation facilities in a time-bound manner. Timely support at this juncture is important,” said Rawat.
“Our men and women in uniform have the will and dedication to break barriers and walk the extra mile, always and every time. We can and we will. Well done and carry on, we still have long distances to travel,” he added.