Delhi oxygen shortage News

Three oxygen storage plants with a total capacity of 171 MT have been installed so far in Delhi. Delhi faced an acute shortage of oxygen during the second wave surge in April and May.

Delhi government has formed a four-member expert committee to look into the deaths due to the shortage of oxygen during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Minister said that the Delhi government is awaiting the lieutenant governor's approval on the same.

The High Court also agreed with the reasons given by the trial court while denying Navneet Kalra the relief A Sessions court had on Thursday dismissed Kalra's anticipatory bail plea, saying the allegations against him were serious

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that there is no shortage of oxygen in Delhi at present and Sisodia urged the Center to maintain a supply of 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Delhi.

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday (May 10) lawsuits related to the supply of oxygen, drug supplies, and various other policies in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center on Sunday filed its affidavit before the apex court in connection with the case.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Center to supply 700 metric tons of medical oxygen to Delhi daily till further orders, as the top hospitals of the national capital are struggling to cope with the unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday lauded the efforts of Maharashtra authorities in ensuring supply of oxygen to COVID-19 patients in Mumbai. The court asked the Center and the Delhi govt to talk to the civic body officials of the city to learn about increasing supply and management.

The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the Center for its oxygen supply to hospitals in Delhi, calling it "grossly prudent" that it needed immediate work. The Center presented its detailed plan for the supply of oxygen to various states.

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said that at least three 'Oxygen Express' trains have arrived in the National Capital Region with significant gas today. Goyal also said that this relief news for COVID-19 patients struggling for breath in hospitals.

The Union Railway Ministry has deployed 10 tankers in two Oxygen Express trains, due to which Delhi will receive about 205 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen on Tuesday morning.

The Union Railway Ministry has deployed 10 tankers in two Oxygen Express trains, due to which Delhi will receive about 205 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen on Tuesday morning.

A ferocious new wave of oxygen shortages in India means a boom time for those taking advantage, although some young volunteers are doing their best to help people on social media.

The Delhi Police are assisting citizens during the prevailing COVID pandemic in the country by providing food and assisting in Oxygen transportation.

With COVID-19 cases also swamping its neighbouring states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, oxygen facilities there are over-stretched attempting to meet local demand The facilities from where Delhi will now receive oxygen are spread across seven states, some more than 1,000 km (625 miles)away Delhi only received about 177 tonnes of oxygen on Wednesday against its allocation of 378 tonnes

Amid the growing oxygen crisis in India, 4 cryogenic oxygen tanks will reach India from Singapore this evening.

The IAF has also airlifted doctors and nursing staff from Kochi, Mumbai, Vizag and Bengaluru to set up the Defense Development Research Organization (DRDO) COVID-19 makeshift hospital in Delhi along with the necessary supplies.

India is currently battling the second wave of Coronavirus. The demand of oxygen, beds and medicines of patients has increased with such pace that the medical infrastructure of the country has been exposed.

The country, which claimed to be the world's pharmacy in March, is finding out a month later that not only there is a shortage of the "Made in India" vaccine, but also doesn't have enough oxygen in hospitals to cope with the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which is making India the worst-affected country by the pandemic, after US.

There has been news of complete depletion of oxygen at Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute located in Preet Vihar, Delhi. While 100 patients are on oxygen support in this hospital. The hospital administration has also 'raised hands'.

The Center on Thursday said in the High Court that several hospitals in the city are making desperate appeals for help from the front where hundreds of COVID patients are struggling to breathe, but the Delhi government should not make the lack of oxygen in the national capital "sensational".