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Topic: Oxygen

20 critically ill patients die at Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital due to oxygen crisis

Dr D K Baluja, the medical director of Jaipur Golden Hospital, said the hospital has over 200 patients and they had only half-an-hour of oxygen left at 10.45am.

The oxygen story exposes how India breathed too easy between the two Covid waves

A look at the Google trends for the word ‘oxygen’ shows that its demand has been closely mirroring the rise and fall of the Covid wave in India.

Modi govt invited bids for 150 oxygen plants in October. Today, just 33 are up

While oxygen produced by PSA plants is believed to be less pure than liquid oxygen derived from cryogenic tech, they could have helped ease ongoing medical oxygen crisis.

PM Modi tells oxygen manufacturers to use tankers of other gases to meet medical demand

PM Modi holds virtual meeting with leading oxygen manufacturers as rapid rise in Covid-19 cases drives massive demand for medical oxygen by states and hospitals.

In UP, oxygen is now exclusive for hospitals. Patients in home isolation not getting any

An order passed by Yogi Adityanath govt on 21 April prohibits the supply of oxygen to individuals, ‘except for those in serious conditions’.

Delhi’s Ganga Ram hospital says 30 patients didn’t die due to oxygen crisis, were critical

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital sent an SOS on WhatsApp Friday saying '25 sickest patients have died in the last 24 hrs & oxygen will last another 2 hours'. 

Oxygen shortage may lead to big tragedy: Arvind Kejriwal warns during PM meet

In a meeting chaired by PM Modi on the Covid situation, Kejriwal suggested Centre govt should take over all oxygen plants through the Army.

Max Hospital in capital’s Saket receives emergency oxygen supply after ‘SOS’ tweet

In a tweet, the hospital had said it was awaiting fresh supplies from INOX since 1 am. The delivery arrived around 9 am.

Oxygen shortage across India sees surge in stocks of gas makers amid second Covid wave

Oxygen manufacturer Linde India Ltd. gained more than 90% so far this year, while National Oxygen Ltd. advanced 59%.

Easy to blame bureaucrats when Modi centralised all. India needs process-driven Covid response

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As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

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