Oxygen crisis

COVID-19: Chennai NGO arranges free oxygen, hospital drop facility through innovative auto rickshaw service

Offering 24/7 free medical oxygen service using four autos over the last three weeks, the service has touched the lives of many families spread across Chennai city.

May 21, 2021, 07:09 AM IST

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Indian Army reinstates oxygen plant in Srinagar shut for 4 years

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, there is a huge demand for oxygen supply in hospitals across the valley amid increasing number of COVID positive cases. And now the Indian Army has come to the rescue of the state administration to meet this ever increasing demand.

May 20, 2021, 17:52 PM IST

IIT-Bombay’s prototype can solve India’s oxygen crisis, ‘reBreather’ can facilitate reuse of oxygen

As India struggles in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, a team of students, professors and alumni of IIT-Bombay have come up with an amazing technique to reuse the exhaled oxygen.

May 20, 2021, 15:49 PM IST

ED files money laundering case against Khan Chacha owner Navneet Kalra, others

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case against businessman Navneet Kalra and his associates in a recent case of alleged hoarding and black marketing of oxygen concentrators which were being anxiously scoured by those gasping for air due to COVID-19 infection, officials said on Wednesday.

May 19, 2021, 21:34 PM IST

Ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 to be given to families with a COVID death: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that children who had lost their both parents due to the coronavirus will be entitled to get Rs 2,500 every month till they turn 25-year-old. The Delhi government will also cover their education.

May 19, 2021, 17:15 PM IST

Telangana to have 48 new oxygen generation plants: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao

The Telangana CM also instructed the officials to set up an additional plant to produce 100 MT of the liquid Oxygen in Hyderabad.

May 18, 2021, 09:01 AM IST

Delhi government issues SOPs for oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals

Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the launch of an oxygen concentrator bank for use by patients who are under home isolation.

May 15, 2021, 23:01 PM IST

Unemployed innovator from Telangana invents 'Electric Nebulizer Mask' amid COVID-19 crisis

This unique mask has some interesting features and can be worn while on the move as well.

May 15, 2021, 16:25 PM IST

Delhi govt sets up oxygen concentrator banks in every district to fight COVID-19

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a press briefing, on Saturday (May 15, 2021), announced that the government has set up oxygen concentrator banks in every district to fight the oxygen crisis in the city.

May 15, 2021, 12:25 PM IST

Goa hospital toll rises to 75 after 13 more patients die due to oxygen shortage

A senior health department official said today that total 75 people have so far succumbed at the government-run facility at Goa Medical College and Hospital, GMCH, since May 11. However, the state government has not revealed the exact cause of recent deaths.

May 14, 2021, 18:14 PM IST

Oxygen black marketing: Delhi HC refuses interim protection from arrest to Navneet Kalra till May 18

The Delhi High Court declined to grant interim protection from arrest to businessman Navneet Kalra, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with alleged black marketing of oxygen concentrators.

May 14, 2021, 16:18 PM IST

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Oxygen Crisis: Delhi government spread confusion over oxygen - Sambit Patra

Questioning the Aam Aadmi Party, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has said that confusion has been spread about the supply of oxygen in Delhi. Watch the press conference.

May 14, 2021, 15:26 PM IST

Second wave of COVID-19 subsides in Delhi, beds free up in hospitals, positivity rate lower

As the number of daily cases in the national capital subsides, over 4,000 ward beds and 98 ICU beds were vacant in the hospitals on Wednesday (May 12, 2021).

May 13, 2021, 13:19 PM IST

‘Sex for oxygen’: Twitter user recounts bizarre offer from neighbour amid COVID pandemic, netizens express anger

Amid the nation is spiraling under the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of inhuman behaviours, harassment continue to abound.

May 13, 2021, 11:48 AM IST

Kashmiri innovator creates affordable oxygen concentrator amid COVID-19 crisis

Muhammad Ismail Mir says that his prototype is a cheaper version of what is available in the market

May 11, 2021, 08:35 AM IST

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Indian Navy arrives in India with around 4300 oxygen cylinders from abroad

Three Indian Navy warships reached India on Monday with 80 tonnes of liquid oxygen, 20 cryogenic oxygen tanks, around 4300 cylinders and large quantities of other medical supplies from abroad amid growing cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the country.

May 11, 2021, 08:16 AM IST

11 COVID-19 patients die at Tirupati hospital due to disruption in oxygen supply

Around a thousand patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital. As the oxygen supply got affected all of a sudden, many patients began to choke. Doctors were seen attempting CPR procedures to revive the oxygen-starved patients, while kin of the patients used cardboard pieces to fan and revive them.

May 11, 2021, 00:38 AM IST