Oxygen Shortage

The committee said it was "disturbed" by the ministry's "unfortunate denial" of COVID-19 deaths due to oxygen shortage.

RIL AGM 2021 | Under Mission Oxygen, Reliance has produced over 11% of India's liquid medical oxygen: Nita Ambani

RIL AGM 2021: Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani, spoke about Mission Oxygen- one among the five missions launched by Reliance Foundation to aid India's fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19 | Delhi to give compensation up to Rs 5 lakh for deaths due to oxygen shortage, forms panel to assess cases

Delhi COVID Deaths: The committee will assess online and offline complaints and/or representations regarding deaths due to oxygen shortage on “case-to-case basis”

Kerala seeks more oxygen as demand surges; stormy weather may hit supply

Kerala wants more oxygen because COVID-19 cases are rising and supply may be hit by disruption in power supply and road transport under the influence of a cyclone that is developing over Lakshadweep and forecast to move towards Gujarat.

Explained | Why India is short of oxygen tankers

Before the second wave of COVID-19, India had 1,200 cryogenic tankers. It now has 1,600 tankers and requires at least 300 more. The cost of one tanker will be around Rs 35-Rs 40 lakh, excluding the chassis cost.

Oxygen-surplus Kerala in a spot as demand picks up

Though the situation is manageable now, with demand around 150 MTPD, and the state producing around 210 MTPD, govt estimates say that demand is likely to grow 10% every two weeks. One major challenge for the state is that it has no bulk sources like steel plants or major industries.

Mahindra Logistics launches Oxygen on Wheels; connects producers with hospitals

The service has been rolled out in cities such as Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Chakan, Nasik and Nagpur in Maharashtra with the company deploying around 100 vehicles to overcome the transportation bottleneck with safe and quick transportation to deliver oxygen cylinders on demand, a release said.

Enough supply to meet rising oxygen demand, but India needs at least 300 more cryogenic tankers

Transportation of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) was a major bottleneck that the government was facing due to the shortage of such tankers, to transport surplus oxygen from eastern India to other parts of the country.

Hospitals in Delhi continue to face oxygen shortage even after emergency supply

The Max Hospital-Saket on Friday morning sent out an SOS, saying it was left with "an hour's oxygen supply" and over 700 patients admitted.

The oxygen mess: How did it all happen?

Complacency, bungling and callousness all played a role in the oxygen shortage even as Covid cases spiked. There will be long term consequences

COVID-19 update | 7500 MT oxygen being produced in India daily, 6,600 MT allocated to states for medical use: Govt

NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul appealed to the states, hospitals and nursing homes to ensure rational use of oxygen as it was a "life-saving" drug for coronavirus infected patients.

IOC, BPCL to supply oxygen to hospitals in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab

In the face of a massive surge in demand for medical oxygen during the second wave of the pandemic, IOC has diverted the high-purity oxygen used in its Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) unit to produce medical-grade liquid oxygen at its Panipat refinery and petrochemical complex in Haryana.

COVID-19 | Maharashtra govt orders oxygen producers to ensure 80% of supply only for medical usage

The COVID-19-related hospitalisations has went up over the past month, leading to concerns being raised over availability of oxygen.

In Pics | Coronavirus pandemic: Long-shut factory now helps Afghans breathe free

Afghanistan has struggled with shortages of medical oxygen. The country gets oxygen cylinders from abroad. Until recently, imports were halted due to sealed borders.