"medical-oxygen"

The chief minister said daily consumption of oxygen in her state has gone up to 470 MT in the last 24 hours and is expected to increase to 550 MT per day in about a week.

The National Highways Authorities of India (NHAI) will set up these plants while the Defense Research Development Organisation (DRDO) will maintain and operate them.

Representatives handed over the cylinders to Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat.

As per the latest updates on the app, the Centre-run Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi has 18 hours of medical oxygen left.

The authorities in the hospital said that though there was no immediate shortage of oxygen, the cut in the daily quota may result in serious difficulties in treatment of COVID-19 patients at the facility

The top court also directed the Centre to ensure that the deficit in the supply of oxygen to the national capital is rectified before May 3 midnight.

The court made the observation while hearing the petitions on how the health infrastructure is trying to cope with the deadly second wave of the pandemic.

This is a part of Indian Railways’ Oxygen Express program to send medical oxygen to all the States that are in need of it.

During Covid-19 first wave, the Chief Minister had directed officials to establish them in govt hospitals

After noticing the leak on late Tuesday night, the staff of the hospital shifted the patients on jumbo oxygen cylinders for breathing, Deputy Collector Sanjay Kundetkar told PTI.

Singapore investment firm Temasek has also sent medical equipment while India's Tata Group donated four cryogenic oxygen cylinders sourced from Singapore.

The IAF also airlifted eight cryogenic oxygen containers from Hyderabad to Bhubaneswar, two from Bhopal to Ranchi and two from Chandigarh to Ranchi.

As against the present demand between 260 MT and 270 MT, State has 470 metric tonnes of oxygen

India is struggling with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds as the number of cases rises.

California's contributions come as part of a wider effort by the United States to fight the spread of COVID-19 in India.

BHEL’s manufacturing plants located at Bhopal and Haridwar have started supplying oxygen to hospitals in their vicinity to meet the surge in demand due to the prevailing crisis situation.

"We are facing an emergency situation due to the second wave of COVID-19. The major ports will start implementing the direction from today onwards," a senior government official said.

The initiative is aimed at easing the bottleneck of transporting medical oxygen and supporting the government's efforts.

Amid a serious oxygen crisis, 25 "sickest" COVID-19 patients died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. Sources said "low pressure oxygen" could be the likely cause for the deaths

Delhi received its quota of oxygen as fixed by the Centre from other states, he said.