Oxygen crisis is about logistics. Bring in the Army to help in Delhi
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Oxygen crisis is about logistics. Bring in the Army to help in Delhi

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Even more than supply, oxygen is a crisis of logistics. With limited availability, reaching the needed volumes to the hospitals where shortages are foreseen will make the difference between life and death. This particular responsibility should be handed over to the Army. Delhi to begin with. Nobody understands logistics better.

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