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  Punjab: Ludhiana DC institutes committee to inspect factories, collect cylinders

  India | May 03, 2021 7:51 IST

  Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma formed a committee to overlook factories and collect oxygen cylinders

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  Over 500 oxygen cylinders seized in Madhya Pradesh

  India | May 02, 2021 20:53 IST

  A raid was carried out at a godown on a tip-off that an agency was selling an oxygen cylinder for Rs 30,000 and a Rs 5,000 medical kit along with it to a private person, Satna Collector Ajay Katesaria said.

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  2 arrested for black marketing oxygen concentrators in Delhi

  India | May 02, 2021 17:40 IST

  The accused has been identified as Anuj Minda (41), a resident of Ashok Vihar, and Gurmeet Singh (36), a resident of Rohini, they said.

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  PM Modi to review human resource situation in fight against COVID-19

  India | May 02, 2021 9:30 IST

  The meeting comes amid reports of healthcare personnel feeling overwhelmed in some parts of the country due to the surge in the COVID-19 cases, with testing facilities also being under a strain.

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  Gurugram: 25-year-old man commits suicide after failing to get oxygen cylinder

  India | May 02, 2021 6:18 IST

  According to sources, his relative has been admitted to a Gurugram's hospital, and the man was in queue since Saturday morning to procure an oxygen cylinder.

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  Kurukshetra: Who's responsible for Delhi oxygen crisis? watch full debate

  Kurukshetra | May 01, 2021 20:40 IST

  At least 12 Covid patients including a doctor have lost their lives due to oxygen shortage in Delhi's Batra Hospital. Out of 12, 6 Covid patients died in ICU ward and 2 in the main ward.

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  12 Covid patients, including a doctor, die as Delhi’s Batra Hospital runs out of oxygen

  News | May 01, 2021 17:14 IST

  At least 12 Covid patients including a doctor have lost their lives due to oxygen shortage in Delhi's Batra Hospital. Out of 12, 6 Covid patients died in ICU ward and 2 in the main ward. Speaking on the matter, Dr SCL Gupta, Medical Director of Delhi's Batra Hospital, said, "we could not save them even after making effort from our end. Since this wave hit the country, we've been demanding oxygen from the government."

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  Madhya Pradesh: Truck laden with COVID-19 vaccine abandoned for 12 hrs after driver goes missing

  India | May 01, 2021 15:04 IST

  The Tamil Nadu-registered vehicle, which was transporting the vaccine from Hyderabad to Karnal in Haryana, was left abandoned for nearly 12 hours in Kareli area, Narsinghpur superintendent of police Vipul Shrivastava said.

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  Reliance becomes India's largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from single location

  Business | May 01, 2021 13:40 IST

  At its refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Jamnagar and other facilities, RIL now produces over 1,000 MT of medical grade liquid oxygen per day -- or over 11 per cent of India's total production - meeting the needs of nearly every one in 10 patients.

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  Service to mankind! Bhopal man turns auto into ambulance to provide free service amid Covid surge

  Good News | April 30, 2021 21:19 IST

  Javed Khan-an auto driver in Bhopal has fully converted his three-wheeler into a service ambulance, news agency ANI reported.

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  8,593 MT Oxygen allocated to 23 states: Health Ministry

  News | April 30, 2021 18:47 IST

  Amid oxygen crisis across the country in wake of the devastating second wave of COVID-19, Union Health Ministry on April 30 informed that 23 states have been allocated 8,593 Metric ton oxygen and is being distributed through coordination.

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  Patna temple sets up oxygen facility for needy

  News | April 30, 2021 17:44 IST

  As the country is reeling under oxygen crisis amid second wave of pandemic, Patna's temple took up the initiative to distribute oxygen cylinders to the needy.

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  Oxygen Supply: DRDO hands over 75 cylinders to Delhi Govt

  India | April 30, 2021 14:34 IST

  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over 75 oxygen cylinders to the Delhi government to help it augment oxygen supplies to various hospitals.

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  Delhi HC directs authorities to take steps to release oxygen concentrators seized from black market

  India | April 30, 2021 13:21 IST

  Senior advocate Sacchin Puri informed the bench about news reports that 170 oxygen concentrators have been seized by the Delhi Police from the black market and urged the court to pass direction for their release so that they could be used by patients.

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  Japan to provide 300 oxygen generators, ventilators to India

  World | April 30, 2021 11:49 IST

  Japan's Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki on Friday took to Twitter and assured that his country will lend a helping hand to India in the form of oxygen supply and ventilators.

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  Telangana adds 7,646 new COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths take toll

  India | April 30, 2021 11:18 IST

  Telangana reported7,646 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 4.35 lakh while the toll stood at2,261 with 53 more casualties.

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  Agra cops ‘snatch’ oxygen cylinder from man, mother dies after 2 hours, probe ordered

  India | April 30, 2021 10:59 IST

  Videos of the youth in a PPE kit, down on his knees and crying as he pleads with the cops to give him back the cylinder or 'my mother will die' was shared on social media platforms, drawing widespread criticism.

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  No medical-oxygen shortage in J&K: official

  India | April 30, 2021 8:51 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the highest number of vaccine doses in the country and there is no shortage of medical oxygen.

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  120 oxygen concentrators from UK reach India amid COVID-19 surge

  India | April 29, 2021 11:49 IST

  The UK had earlier announced that it would send three oxygen generation units, each with the capacity of producing 500 litres of oxygen per minute, to India in support of the country's fight against COVID-19.

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  'Oxygen langar' in Kanpur acts as breather for COVID patients

  News | April 28, 2021 21:55 IST

  The country is reeling under the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and facing acute oxygen shortage.