Air India brings 318 oxygen concentrators from US
Air India brought 318 oxygen concentrators to India on its New York-Delhi flight on Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
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New Delhi: Air India brought 318 oxygen concentrators to India on its New York-Delhi flight on Monday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
Various hospitals across the country continue to grapple with a severe shortage of medical oxygen on Monday even after receiving emergency supplies. On Saturday, 20 people died at Delhi's Jaipur Golden Hospital amid a shortage of oxygen.
"All efforts to strengthen India's fight against the pandemic are on. 318 Philips oxygen concentrators on @airindia in flight from JFK airport land at @Delhi Airport," Puri tweeted on Monday. With 3,52,991 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, the highest so far, India's tally of Covid-19 cases has climbed to 1,73,13,163 while active cases have crossed the 28 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
