Page 10 - Oxygen

'Each pyre an unspeakable horror': Researcher in India Covid-19 crisis

Infections have been rising for months, creating exorbitant pressures on health personnel and infrastructure.

Why do Covid-19 patients need oxygen, how to get it: An expert explains

Low and middle income countries face huge hurdles in getting oxygen to patients, says Trevor Duke.

India's Covid-19 crisis deepens, but vaccine sharing yet to materialise

India's deadly second wave is continuing to worsen, with daily new cases consistently exceeding 300,000 and deaths now having surpassed 3,000 a day.

Oxygen Express with highest volumes of LMO arrives Delhi from Hapa

Indian Railways on Monday informed that Oxygen Express carrying around 225 MT of oxygen from Gujarat's Hapa will be offloaded in Delhi Cantt today

Indian Air Force brings four oxygen containers from Indonesia to India

The IAF IL-76s, carrying four cryogenic oxygen containers from Jakarta, Indonesia, landed at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday

Tamil Nadu govt urges industries to produce medical oxygen under CSR scheme

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday made an appeal to various industries in the state to produce medical oxygen under the CSR scheme, following a surge in Covid-19 infections in the state

UP oxygen near 1,000 tonnes/day, CM says state working 24x7 on supplies

State govt to float global tender for urgent procurement of cryogenic tankers; currently, 89 tankers pressed into service to transport medical oxygen

Ensure lockdown implementation, avoid oxygen wastage: Stalin to ministers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin tasked the ministers to ensure full implementation of the two-week lockdown beginning May 10

Covid-19: Hike quota of oxygen to 300 MT, Punjab CM urges PM Modi

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to also ensure urgent supplies of vaccine for the state

Delhi received 499 MT oxygen on May 8 against 700 MT ordered by SC: Chadha

Delhi received just 499 metric tonnes of oxygen on May 8 against the average supply of 700 MT ordered by the Supreme Court, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha said on Sunday

Coronavirus: NCP demands GST waiver on oxygen equipment and drugs

The NCP has sought a waiver of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all oxygen equipment and other drugs being procured to tackle the Cobid-19 surge

Covid-19: Coimbatore hospitals stop new admission fearing oxygen shortage

Many of the hospitals in Coimbatore are turning away patients with breathing difficulties as they are expecting a shortage of Oxygen even as these hospitals have beds with oxygen supply at present.

Nagaland has sufficient stock of oxygen amid rising Covid cases: Official

A senior official of the Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Department on Sunday claimed that the state has sufficient stock of oxygen despite the rising number of Covid-19 cases.

Court junks order to release seized O2 concentrators for use by police

A Sessions Court in Delhi has set aside a magistrate Court order that directed to put to use seized 12 oxygen concentrators either by Delhi Police Officials and the Judicial Officers

Delhi likely to get remaining 18 oxygen plants from France later this month

The national capital has received three out of the 21 PSA oxygen plants from France and is likely to get the remaining later this month

NHAI exempts tankers carrying oxygen from toll fee on highways

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday announced exempting tankers and containers carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from user fee at toll plazas across national highways. Keeping in view the current unprecedented demand for the medical oxygen across the country due to COVID-19 pandemic, containers carrying LMO will be treated at par with other emergency vehicles such as ambulances for a period of two months or till further orders, NHAI said in a statement. "In order to provide uninterrupted passage for tankers and containers carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) across national highways, the user fee for such vehicles at toll plazas has been exempted," NHAI said. Although toll plazas have nearly zero waiting time after implementation of FASTag, NHAI said it is already providing priority passage to such vehicles for quick and seamless transportation of medical oxygen. "Instructions have also been issued by NHAI to all its officials and other stakeholders to

Covid: SC sets up task force to streamline oxygen allocation across country

The 12-member panel will assess, recommend the need and distribution of oxygen for the entire country, says apex court

Khan market oxygen concentrator seizure case transferred to Crime Branch

The Khan market case involving the recovery of 105 oxygen concentrators has been transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch, said the Delhi Police on Saturday.Five people were arrested on Friday for involvement in the case.The two restaurants - Khan Chacha and Town Hall - owned by Navneet Kalra, who is currently absconding, while the manager and three staffers were apprehended on Friday for running a black marketing racket in the national capital.The Delhi police got their hands on screenshots of Navneet Kalra's WhatsApp chat group which reveal his involvement in the case.According to the police, on April 26, Kalra has written about the demand and supply of oxygen concentrators. They have also received video footage of the area outside Khan Chacha restaurant.Gourav Khanna, CEO of Matrix Cellular was also arrested in connection with the case. His company had received a consignment of 650 concentrators, out of which 524 have been seized. These concentrators were being sold for Rs ...

Oil for oxygen: India welcomes Saudi covid aid, boosts oil imports

Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday thanked Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern oil producers for supplying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to help the country in its battle with the Covid

Hyderabad-based startup aims to save lives with portable oxygenerator

Amid the shortage of medical oxygen in several parts of the country, the Hyderabad-based startup 'The Phi Factory' is aiming to save lives through its innovative and affordable portable oxygenerator