Covid-19: What all is being done to resolve oxygen crisis

Several hospitals across states are witnessing shortage of oxygen supply, leading to deaths at many places. The Centre, states and the armed forces have stepped up to mitigate the short supply. Here's what they are doing to fight against the Covid crisis.

SOS oxygen calls are in the news as the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic infects more and more people, breaking records every day. States have called for immediate help from the Centre, and several hospitals have moved the high courts to ensure oxygen supply for their critical patients. 23 mobile O2 generation plants to be airlifted from Germany.Airforce pressed into service to airlift O2 from plants.O2 train with filled containers starts from Vizag to Mumbai. Containers are filled in Bokaro which will be moved to UP.We will fight back. #IndiaFightsCorona Recd a call from Sh Naveen Patnaik ji. He has assured complete support to Delhi in facilitating lifting of Delhi’s quota of oxygen from Orissa. He has put a spl officer on the job.Thank u sooo much Sir. Delhi is indeed grateful. Shortage of oxygen supply has caused deaths at many places. Now the oxygen supply is being monitored by the Centre. The breathing gas was not a controlled commodity earlier as India had been a surplus producer of oxygen. India has capacity of producing about 7,250 tonnes of oxygen per day. Before the coronavirus pandemic, India's healthcare system had a demand of about 700 tonnes of oxygen per day. The excess production meant the country has about 50,000 tonnes of stored oxygen - industrial as well medical grade.