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India's govt eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps   Published On The number of new confirmed cases in India on Thursday surpassed 400,000 NEW DELHI (AP) — Under order by the Supreme Court, India’s government on Thursday agreed to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital city of New Delhi, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that worsened the country’s exploding coronavirus crisis. Government officials also denied reports that they have been slow in distributing life-saving medical supplies donated from abroad. The government raised the oxygen supply to 7...

Ashok Sharma Health workers in personal protective equipment sanitize a train prepared as COVID-19 care centre in the wake of spike in the number of positive coronavirus cases, at a railway station in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) May 06, 2021 - 10:08 AM NEW DELHI - Under order by the Supreme Court, India's government on Thursd...

India's gov't eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a person to test for COVID-19 as others wait for their turn outside a field hospital in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad. (AP Photo/Rajanish kakade) |  Photo: AP By ASHOK SHARMA ...

Published Thursday, May 6, 2021 7:13AM EDT Last Updated Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:54PM EDT NEW DELHI - Under order by the Supreme Court, India's government on Thursday agreed to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital city of New Delhi, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that worsened the country's exploding corona virus crisis. Government officials also denied reports that they have been slow in distributing life-saving medical supplies donated from abroad. The government raised the oxygen supply to 730 tons from 490 tons per day in Ne...

Indian Officials Deny Withholding Oxygen Supplies Donated From Other Countries On 5/6/21 at 11:59 AM EDT Government officials in India deny reports that they have been slow to distribute oxygen supplies donated from abroad as the COVID-19 crisis worsens. The government raised the oxygen supply to 730 tons from 490 tons per day in New Delhi, per the Supreme Court's recent order to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals to hopefully ease the shortage that has crippled the country's health care system, the Associated Press reported. The court intervened after 12 COVID-19 patients died at New ...