Covid in India: How Kerala escaped an oxygen crisis anjana@khaleejtimes.com Filed on April 23, 2021
A man waits to refill a medical oxygen cylinder at a charging station on the outskirts of Prayagraj. AP
The state is producing surplus oxygen when rest of India is gasping for breath
The second wave has turned India into a Covid hell with 16 million confirmed cases and daily infections soaring to over 300,000 for a second day.
Healthcare systems have collapsed in many states under the staggering number of patients wanting medical care. Reports from across the country show how bodies are waiting for burial in hospitals even as more people are dying due to the lack of oxygen.
Explained: Can states block oxygen supply? Why surplus producer India faces crisis?
Explained: Can states block oxygen supply? Why surplus producer India faces crisis?
Amid the shortage of oxygen supply, some state governments have blocked tankers from reaching other states where several hospitals ran out of their oxygen stock. But can states do that in a bid to mitigate the shortage? Read on to know.
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UPDATED: April 22, 2021 14:02 IST
Workers fill cylinders with medical oxygen at a plant in Amravati amid nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases. (Image for representation: PTI)
The short supply of oxygen is hurting the fight against Covid-19 in the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic across several states. At least two high courts had to intervene to restore the supply of medical oxygen to the affected states Maharashtra and Delhi.
How grave is India’s oxygen emergency? Worse than the government admits
India s oxygen reserves are fast depleting. Based on current demand, it may run out of stocks in a few weeks even if all oxygen is diverted to medical use. 2 hours ago A man waits to refill a medical oxygen cylinder for a Covid-19 patient at an oxygen station in Allahabad on April 20. | Sanjay Kanojia/ AFP
The past 48 hours have seen an escalation of India’s oxygen emergency.
On Thursday, major hospitals in the national capital nearly ran out of oxygen for the third consecutive day. Oxygen cylinders were looted in a Madhya Pradesh town. Uttar Pradesh put restrictions on individual purchase of oxygen cylinders at a time when breathless Covid-19 patients have been unable to find hospital beds. An oxygen leakage in Maharashtra left 22 patients dead. States traded charges over oxygen blockades.
1,200 engineering units face closure threat due to industrial oxygen, raw material shortage
Most units were recovering from the last lockdown and now have orders at hand, but are not in a position to meet supplies
PB Jayakumar | April 23, 2021 | Updated 00:57 IST
In Thane in Mumbai, at least 850 small scale ancillary units supplying engineering products to large companies are on the verge of closure
While COVID-19 is spreading fast and industrial oxygen is being diverted to save lives, thousands of engineering units and ancillary suppliers to various industries across the country are facing closure threat due to shortage of industrial oxygen and raw materials.
Shortage of industrial oxygen, raw materials to hit over 1,200 engineering units businesstoday.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from businesstoday.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.