New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Kerala Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan government to airlift surplus medical oxygen cylinders to Delhi, which has been gasping for medical oxygen amid a record surge in COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): A senior doctor on Saturday broke down on camera while expressing concern over the shortage of medical oxygen at several hospitals in the national capital.
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Industrial and medical gas manufacturer Linde India said on Saturday it has secured 24 cryogenic containers, in partnership with Tata group for carriage of medical oxygen, from international sources.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Metal fabrication, automotive components, ship-breaking, paper and engineering sectors are likely to suffer with demand for medical oxygen soaring and the central government barring industrial use, according to global analytics firm Crisil.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting to review steps taken to boost oxygen availability in the country in view of surge in COVID-19 cases and emphasized that there was an immediate need to augment the supply of medical grade oxygen
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 24 (ANI): Kerala has increased its production of oxygen from 99.39 metric tonnes in April last year to 219 metric tonnes in April this year.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the steel plants from across the country have already supplied 1.43 lakh metric tons of medical oxygen to different states till now.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], April 24 (ANI): Max Hospital in Gurugram on Saturday sent out an SOS over oxygen shortage and appealed to both state and central governments for urgent help, stating it has less than two hours of oxygen supply left.
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], April 24 (ANI): Indian Railways first 'Oxygen Express' train, carrying liquid medical oxygen from Visakhapatnam, reached Nashik on Saturday afternoon.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Amid the acute shortage of medical oxygen, Delhi's Saroj Hospital on Saturday suspended the admission of new patients.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated an oxygen plant at the Ayurvedic Hospital in Kolwada village of Gujarat's Gandhinagar.
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Amid rising demand for medical oxygen due to a constant increase in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, 32 big and 16 small oxygen cylinders were recovered during a raid at a house in Dashrath Puri area of Delhi on Friday, said the Delhi Police.