Indian-American NGO Raises Rs 35 Crore for Covid Relief, to Ship 2,184 Oxygen Concentrators
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian-American NGO Raises Rs 35 Crore for Covid Relief, to Ship 2,184 Oxygen Concentrators

News 18  

An Indian-American non-profit body has raised nearly USD4.7 million through social media towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India as the country battles a severe second wave of the pandemic. “This is a collective effort that can save lives, defeat hunger, assure distressed people, and help India in its decisive fight against COVID-19,” Sewa International USA said. “AAPI, with the collaboration of numerous members, has placed orders for securing and delivering 200 oxygen concentrators directly to hospitals in India with the help of SEWA International, a reliable non-profit organisation,” Jonnalgadda said. The US India Chamber of Commerce DFW and the Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston – both from Texas – in partnership with the USICOC Foundation shipped out the first batch of 20 ventilators to the Indian Red Cross Society in Delhi to be disbursed to hospitals and field teams in hard-hit areas, a media statement said. Jagdip Ahluwalia from the Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston, who was coordinating efforts from the Houston area, said members of the organisation are coordinating with hospitals, NGOs, medical schools and government bodies in India to make sure the equipment is getting to trained professionals, who can put it to immediate use.

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A Nation To Protect by Priyam Gandhi-Mody: Challenges thrown at Modi govt during COVID crisis and they overcame them
2 years, 8 months ago

A Nation To Protect by Priyam Gandhi-Mody: Challenges thrown at Modi govt during COVID crisis and they overcame them

Op India  

As the worse of coronavirus pandemic appears to be squarely behind us, author Priyam Gandhi-Modi has written a book which dissects India’s covid management under leadership of Prime Minister Modi. A Nation To Protect – Leading India Through The Covid Crisis by Priyam Gandhi-Mody Excerpt of the book published with permission: It is abundantly clear that officially the Delhi government …

Omicron: No case in India yet but Centre ready with action plan, asks states to be alert
3 years ago

Omicron: No case in India yet but Centre ready with action plan, asks states to be alert

India Today  

The Centre has extended the nationwide Covid-19 containment measures till December 31, given the emergence of the highly mutant coronavirus variant, Omicron, in some countries and asked states to be vigilant. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also asked states and UTs to strictly adhere to the November 25 advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry, recommending rigorous screening and testing …

Quad leaders welcome India's decision to resume export of Covid-19 vaccines
3 years, 3 months ago

Quad leaders welcome India's decision to resume export of Covid-19 vaccines

India Today  

The Quad countries — the United States, India, Japan, and Australia — welcomed India’s announcement to resume exports of safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines, including to Covax, from October. Read | Modi-Biden meet: Talks focus on trade, Covid; leaders vow to strengthen Indo-US ties "The Quad leaders welcome Biological E LTD’s production, including through our Quad investments, of at least …

India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge
3 years, 3 months ago

India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge

The Hindu  

India has sent about 150 tonnes more oxygen to Sri Lanka to help the island nation combat the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Lifeline from India to Sri Lanka close to 150 tonnes of oxygen from Vizag and Chennai reached the shores of Colombo," the Indian High Commission in Colombo tweeted on September 4. India since mid last month …

From COVID-19 vaccines to oxygen, a look at how India helped SAARC countries during pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

From COVID-19 vaccines to oxygen, a look at how India helped SAARC countries during pandemic

Firstpost  

In a bid to help Nepal tackle the coronavirus pandemic, India on Thursday gifted a medical oxygen plant to the Himalayan nation Even as India grapples with the spread of the coronavirus disease internally, it has extended its assistance to neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal — all countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional …

India Gifts Medical Oxygen Plant to Nepal for Tackling Covid-19 Pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

India Gifts Medical Oxygen Plant to Nepal for Tackling Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

India on Thursday donated a medical oxygen plant to Nepal as part of New Delhi's continued commitment to the Himalayan nation in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. India's Ambassador here Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the 960 Litres Per Minute medical oxygen plant to Minister of State for Health Umesh Shrestha at a ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Population, …

Sri Lanka to procure oxygen from India to ‘augment supply’
3 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to procure oxygen from India to ‘augment supply’

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will procure oxygen from India in the coming weeks to augment supply amid a raging fourth wave of Covid-19 in the island nation. The government has decided to purchase 100 metric tonnes of oxygen from India next week for its COVID-19 treatment centres, the state-run Daily News reported on Saturday, quoting the Secretary to the Ministry of Health. …

India sends 100 MT oxygen, 300 concentrators to Indonesia as Covid relief material
3 years, 5 months ago

India sends 100 MT oxygen, 300 concentrators to Indonesia as Covid relief material

India Today  

The Indian naval ship Airavat carrying five cryogenic containers with 100 MT liquid oxygen and 300 concentrators reached Indonesia on Saturday to support the country in its fight against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. INS Airavat has now reached Indonesia, carrying 300 oxygen concentrators and 100 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen." INS Airavat is a Landing Ship Tank type of ship …

India logs 41,806 new COVID cases, 581 deaths in past 24 hours
3 years, 5 months ago

India logs 41,806 new COVID cases, 581 deaths in past 24 hours

India TV News  

India recorded 41,806 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 581 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths** Total Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday Cumulative Change since yesterday 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 11 2 7359 1 129 2 Andhra Pradesh 25957 753 1890565 3329 …

Preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 second wave oxygen crisis in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 second wave oxygen crisis in India

Hindustan Times  

Medical oxygen is the single most important intervention for moderate and severe cases of Covid-19. In India, in the past one and a half years of the pandemic, both hospitals that treat Covid-19, and those that do not, suffered a shortage of medical oxygen. The reason is not a lack of medical oxygen, per se, but the inadequacy of the …

850 oxygen plants being set up in various districts from PM Cares: DRDO
3 years, 6 months ago

850 oxygen plants being set up in various districts from PM Cares: DRDO

India TV News  

As many as 850 oxygen plants are being set up in various districts from the PM Cares Fund, DRDO chief C Satheesh Reddy said Monday, as India emerges from the second wave of coronavirus which caused a major medical oxygen crisis across the country. Reddy highlighted during the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Discourse Series' by the Department of Science and …

Countries need to help each other minimise the damage caused by COVID-19: Indian envoy in Singapore
3 years, 6 months ago

Countries need to help each other minimise the damage caused by COVID-19: Indian envoy in Singapore

India TV News  

Countries need to cooperate and help each other minimise the damage caused by COVID-19, India's envoy here has said, as he thanked the Singapore government, people and corporate sector for their help to India in terms of medical supplies and financial donations to fight the devastating second wave of the pandemic. "We are thankful to the Indian community and to …

UNICEF provides 26 oxygen plants, over 4,500 oxygen concentrators to India
3 years, 6 months ago

UNICEF provides 26 oxygen plants, over 4,500 oxygen concentrators to India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Continuing its emergency support to India's COVID-19 pandemic response, United Nations Children's Emergency Fund has provided 26 oxygen plants to India and over 4,500 oxygen concentrators and 200 RT-PCR testing machines have already been delivered or are being delivered. UNICEF is helping in installation of nine oxygen generating plants across hospitals in Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura. "Thanks …

Merck Extends 2 Million Euros Support to India for Covid Relief
3 years, 6 months ago

Merck Extends 2 Million Euros Support to India for Covid Relief

News 18  

Science and technology firm Merck on Tuesday announced a support of 2 million euros for India to help the country fight against COVID-19. The aid is being utilised for procuring 250 oxygen concentrators, 100 ventilators, and setting up of oxygen generation plants in four hospitals, Merck said in a statement. Merck India is working with state governments, government departments and …

France to Send Additional Medical Supplies, 16 Oxygen Generation Plants to India Amid Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

France to Send Additional Medical Supplies, 16 Oxygen Generation Plants to India Amid Covid

News 18  

France announced on Monday that it will send additional medical supplies, including around 16 large oxygen generation plants, to India to support the country’s fight against the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. It said a special cargo plane with 10 oxygen generation plants will reach India in mid-June and another plane will follow. It said France and India have …

COVID-19 donations in India: Where the relief money from big tech actually goes
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 donations in India: Where the relief money from big tech actually goes

Firstpost  

Here’s a look at the timeline of when and how tech companies announced their pledges for COVID-19 relief in India. Xiaomi donates 1,000 oxygen concentrators On 22 April, Xiaomi donated Rs 3 crore to procure over 1,000 oxygen concentrators for hospitals across India. Here’s what we found out: Rs 2 crore was given to the Uttar Pradesh government “Some” oxygen …

Our multi-pronged war against an invisible adversary
3 years, 7 months ago

Our multi-pronged war against an invisible adversary

Live Mint  

India’s multi-pronged war against the covid pandemic is best embodied by Mahatma Gandhi’s adage that “action expresses priorities”. This war needed to be fought proactively on multiple fronts that included securing medical infrastructure, increasing covid testing capacities, ramping up production of medical essentials such as oxygen and life-saving drugs, and evolving a roadmap to vaccinate every willing citizen in India. …

BCCI to donate 2000 10-litre oxygen concentrators to medical organisations battling COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

BCCI to donate 2000 10-litre oxygen concentrators to medical organisations battling COVID-19

Firstpost  

The deadly second wave of the pandemic has caused an unprecedented health crisis with thousands losing their lives. New Delhi: The Indian cricket board on Monday said it will distribute 2000 oxygen concentrators of 10 litres each to various medical organisations, ramping up the country’s overwhelmed healthcare infrastructure in its fight against the raging COVID-19 pandemic. “The Board of Control …

Life-saving medical equipment flown to India from Scotland and Wales
3 years, 7 months ago

Life-saving medical equipment flown to India from Scotland and Wales

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Devastating scenes unfolded as India’s second wave saw infections …

US Has Provided Over USD 500 Million in Covid Relief to India, Says White House
3 years, 7 months ago

US Has Provided Over USD 500 Million in Covid Relief to India, Says White House

News 18  

The US has so far provided over USD 500 million in Covid-19 assistance to India, the White House said on Wednesday, adding it would soon make a determination on distribution of the 80 million vaccines to other countries. “To date, the United States has provided over USD 500 million in Covid relief to India, including contributions from the US federal …

Bihar’s Oxygen Man saves 1,400 covid patients in 10 months
3 years, 7 months ago

Bihar’s Oxygen Man saves 1,400 covid patients in 10 months

Live Mint  

Last July, a 50-year-old Patna resident spent a week in hospital battling covid-19. Gaurav Rai, now known as Bihar’s ‘Oxygen Man’, has since saved over 1,400 lives across the state by providing oxygen cylinders free of cost to critically ill patients in home isolation. Gopal Sinha, a Patna-based regional manager of a private company, says Rai helped them when his …

Amazon donates $5 million of medical equipment to help India fight COVID
3 years, 7 months ago

Amazon donates $5 million of medical equipment to help India fight COVID

India TV News  

In a bid to help India, in its fight against the second and more lethal wave of coronavirus, Amazon has sent critical medical equipment worth over $5 million to support hospitals and other Covid care facilities across India, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday. The medical equipment will be distributed to Amazon's on-the-ground community partners such as the American India …

NY-based social activist leading efforts to send oxygen concentrators to India
3 years, 7 months ago

NY-based social activist leading efforts to send oxygen concentrators to India

India TV News  

As India battles a ravaging second wave of COVID-19, New York-based social activist Prem Bhandari is spearheading and lending support to efforts to ship oxygen concentrators and other essential medical supplies to cities and towns across the country. Bhandari, the chairman of Jaipur Foot USA, said he has given 21 oxygen concentrators on behalf of Jaipur Foot USA to 'Breath …

India Got 5.5 Lakh Remdesivir Vials, 15,801 Oxygen Cylinders as Foreign Aid: Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

India Got 5.5 Lakh Remdesivir Vials, 15,801 Oxygen Cylinders as Foreign Aid: Centre

News 18  

Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,321 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 5.5 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered or dispatched to various states and union territories from April 27 to May 16, the Centre said on Monday. Through a streamlined and systematic mechanism, various ministries and departments have seamlessly collaborated under the 'whole of government' …

WHO donates 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan government
3 years, 7 months ago

WHO donates 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan government

India TV News  

The Jaipur unit of the World Health Organisation donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Rajasthan government here on Monday. Sharma said that every possible effort is being made by the state government to overcome the lack of oxygen in the state. The oxygen concentrators being provided through corporate social responsibility are supporting the government's efforts to tackle the pandemic, he …

India's covid collapse, part 7: Why did we face an acute oxygen shortage?
3 years, 7 months ago

India's covid collapse, part 7: Why did we face an acute oxygen shortage?

India Today  

One of the biggest lessons for medical institutions from the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was that more than ventilators and ICU beds, what was essential was an adequate supply of oxygen in hospitals to treat critically ill patients. Nonetheless, when the second wave of the pandemic arrived earlier this year, India’s medical oxygen supply network collapsed. Though production …

COVID-19 Relief: Amazon Partners With Global Sellers to Bring 9,000 Oxygen Concentrators to India
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 Relief: Amazon Partners With Global Sellers to Bring 9,000 Oxygen Concentrators to India

News 18  

Amazon has announced that the company is working with Indian sellers on its platform to help them bring in roughly 9,000 oxygen concentrators for customers in India as the country is battling the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a blog post, Amazon says its global procurement teams are helping interested sellers from India connect with leading suppliers to …

Shikhar Dhawan donates oxygen concentrators in Gurugram: Grateful to serve my people in this pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Shikhar Dhawan donates oxygen concentrators in Gurugram: Grateful to serve my people in this pandemic

India Today  

India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Friday donated oxygen concentrators to Gurugram police to help them fight the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the city. https://t.co/bHlq0eJvUv — Shikhar Dhawan May 14, 2021 The 35-year-old recently took the first dose of the Covid vaccine and appealed people to take the shot as soon as possible to help the nation defeat …

Oxygen Concentrator for COVID-19: How to buy online, available brands, price and more
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Concentrator for COVID-19: How to buy online, available brands, price and more

India TV News  

The second wave of COVID-19 is sweeping through the length and breadth of the country. Here's a list of websites selling oxygen concentrators- 1MG: The website sells oxygen concentrators from various brands including Equinox, Inogen, Oxlife priced between Rs. 1,25,999 Nightingales India: The online store sells oxygen concentrators from Philips, Oxymed, Devilbiss OC, Inogen, Olex OC from Rs. 2,15,000 ColMed: …

Begging for air: India’s oxygen crisis imperils its COVID-19 response
3 years, 7 months ago

Begging for air: India’s oxygen crisis imperils its COVID-19 response

LA Times  

The men stood shoulder to shoulder in the blazing heat, their chests leaning against empty oxygen cylinders lodged in the dirt. “India’s COVID-19 response has failed because it ignored a fundamental first principle of good governance — the principle of subsidiarity, which means that the central authority performs only those functions that cannot be performed at the local level and …

Tackling Covid-19: Swift clearing of foreign aid strengthens tertiary medical care, says Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

Tackling Covid-19: Swift clearing of foreign aid strengthens tertiary medical care, says Centre

Hindustan Times  

The central government said on Wednesday that in the spirit of goodwill, the global community has been helping India to address the challenges of Covid management. A number of countries have sent aid of Covid-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since April 27, it said in a release. Till now, 9,284 oxygen concentrators, 7,033 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants …

Over 1,600 Oxygen Concentrators Received Till Date in Rajasthan: Health Minister
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 1,600 Oxygen Concentrators Received Till Date in Rajasthan: Health Minister

News 18  

Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said the state government has received a total of 1,670 oxygen concentrators of 5 litres and 10 litres per minute capacity till Tuesday amid an urgent need of the life-saving gas for severely ill Covid-19 patients. Sharma said that out of the total oxygen concentrators that they had received, 740 were received through global expressions …

How IAF, Navy have pressed transport planes, ships to bring Covid relief to India
3 years, 7 months ago

How IAF, Navy have pressed transport planes, ships to bring Covid relief to India

India Today  

The Indian Air Force has flown 732 sorties with a flying time of over 1400 hours shuttling across the world and within the country transporting Covid relief material over the past month as the country battles the ravaging second wave of infections. Three Indian Navy Ships reached Visakhapatnam, Mumbai and New Mangalore on May 10 with Covid relief supplies from …

Why India ran out of oxygen despite boosting capacity more than 125%
3 years, 7 months ago

Why India ran out of oxygen despite boosting capacity more than 125%

India Today  

India’s demand for medical oxygen surpassed Brazil’s six-fold on May 5. Oxygen Therapy for Covid-19 Patients But the unmet demand in the past weeks is linked to the ferocious second wave that began on March 1. Oxygen Demand in India and elsewhere PATH, which tracks oxygen demand on the basis of WHO data, reckons that the demand in September 2020 …

Oxygen Crisis: India Needs More Manufacturing Capacity, Reforms to Breathe Easy
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Crisis: India Needs More Manufacturing Capacity, Reforms to Breathe Easy

News 18  

Access to oxygen, perhaps the most important commodity in the fight against Covid-19, came under tremendous stress through most of April around the country. As the second wave of the pandemic hit India hard, many patients found it difficult to swiftly access oxygen in several states. When it comes to oxygen availability, India needs to solve four issues over the …

Oxygen Import, Procurement of Concentrators: Centre Undertakes Key Measures to Increase O2 Supply
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Import, Procurement of Concentrators: Centre Undertakes Key Measures to Increase O2 Supply

News 18  

As India continues to battle a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union government has taken several steps to ensure increase in the availability of oxygen across the country, it said in a statement on Monday. The Centre has undertaken key measures, that focus on the entire oxygen supply chain, to increase the availability, streamline the distribution and strengthen …

Tata Memorial Centre strengthens rapid pan-India response to second Covid-19 wave
3 years, 7 months ago

Tata Memorial Centre strengthens rapid pan-India response to second Covid-19 wave

India Today  

With the soaring need for oxygen therapy for Covid-19 patients, an Indian American network of donors and doers unlock the supply and distribution of oxygen concentrators. A FedEx 777 cargo plane landed in Mumbai this morning with 81,000 kgs of medical equipment for Tata Memorial Centre and its associated hospitals for distribution across India. TMC, besides providing life-saving services, is …

The second wave and the Indian State
3 years, 7 months ago

The second wave and the Indian State

Hindustan Times  

In an influential paper published over a decade ago, the economist Lant Pritchett described India as a “flailing State” — in which the head, that is the elite institutions at the national level remained sound and functional but was no longer reliably connected to its own limbs. We need a hospital policy; a human resource policy; transparent data on oxygen …

Red Cross Society of China Sends Medical Assistance to Covid-Ravaged India
3 years, 7 months ago

Red Cross Society of China Sends Medical Assistance to Covid-Ravaged India

News 18  

The Red Cross Society of China has sent 100 oxygen concentrators, 40 ventilators and some other medical supplies to the Indian Red Cross Society as COVID-19 assistance, Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong said on Sunday. They pointed out that the supplies were sent by one Red Cross Society to another and the government has no say in such transfer of aid. …

India's oxygen crisis: What needs to be done
3 years, 7 months ago

India's oxygen crisis: What needs to be done

India Today  

As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm India’s medical system, no resource has emerged as precious or in as short supply as medical oxygen. An estimated 17 per cent of all persons hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms require medical oxygen, with Government data released on May 8 saying more than 137,000 people across India are on oxygen …

Medical journal slams Indian government for ‘squandering’ early success on Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Medical journal slams Indian government for ‘squandering’ early success on Covid-19

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — The Indian government has been blasted for ignoring warnings of a second wave, encouraging complacency, and failing to be transparent on Covid-19 data, in a scathing editorial in prestigious medical journal The Lancet. The publication branded the response by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government “inexcusable.” India is currently in the midst of the world’s worst Covid-19 …

US govt, businesses and people of America working together to provide COVID relief to India: Sulliva
3 years, 7 months ago

US govt, businesses and people of America working together to provide COVID relief to India: Sulliva

India TV News  

The US government, corporates, and the people of America are working together to provide COVID-19 relief to India, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. "Our people, our businesses, and our entire government are working together to provide COVID-19 relief for the people of India — and we will continue our efforts to help around the world," he said on …

US Govt, Businesses and People of America Working Together to Provide Covid Relief to India: Sullivan
3 years, 7 months ago

US Govt, Businesses and People of America Working Together to Provide Covid Relief to India: Sullivan

News 18  

The US government, corporates and the people of America are working together to provide Covid-19 relief to India, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. “Our people, our businesses, and our entire government are working together to provide Covid-19 relief for the people of India and we will continue our efforts to help around the world,” he said on Thursday. …

COVID-19: Canada sending medical supplies to India
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19: Canada sending medical supplies to India

India TV News  

With the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic having devastating impacts in India, Canada has announced that it is sending up to 25,000 vials of Remdesivir and up to 350 ventilators from its National Emergency Strategic Stockpile to help respond to the critical situation across India. This support is in addition to Canada's $10 million support to the Canadian …

India Supported US at the Peak of the Pandemic, and Now They Want to Return the Favour: Indian Envoy to US
3 years, 7 months ago

India Supported US at the Peak of the Pandemic, and Now They Want to Return the Favour: Indian Envoy to US

News 18  

Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, expressed gratitude on behalf of the United States for the crucial help India provided when they were reeling under the perils of the pandemic and that the Joe Biden administration is committed to seeing India through the second wave of the pandemic. And also he acknowledged India’s support to the United States …

3,000 oxygen concentrators received as foreign aid dispatched, no pendency with Customs: Centre
3 years, 7 months ago

3,000 oxygen concentrators received as foreign aid dispatched, no pendency with Customs: Centre

India Today  

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said no oxygen concentrator, received as aid from abroad, is lying with the customs authorities at any port of import as these consignments are being cleared swiftly. China has sent 1,000 oxygen concentrators, Ireland 700, the UK 669 in four consignments, Mauritius 200, Uzbekistan 151, Taiwan 150, Romania 80, Thailand 30, and Russia 20, …

Learn from Mumbai: Supreme Court lauds BMC's oxygen management, asks Delhi, Centre to take note
3 years, 7 months ago

Learn from Mumbai: Supreme Court lauds BMC's oxygen management, asks Delhi, Centre to take note

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Wednesday lauded the efforts of Maharashtra authorities in ensuring oxygen supply to COVID patients in Mumbai and asked the Centre and the Delhi government to talk with the civic body officials of that city to learn about augmenting and managing the supply. The observations were made during the hearing and in the order of the top court …

Amitabh Bachchan, AR Rahman Join 'I Breathe for India' Covid Relief Virtual Fundraiser Hosted by Lara Dutta
3 years, 7 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan, AR Rahman Join 'I Breathe for India' Covid Relief Virtual Fundraiser Hosted by Lara Dutta

News 18  

Non-profit organisation Give India has been associating with several Indian and international celebrities recently to raise funds for Covid relief in India. The I Breathe For India Campaign is a fundraising initiative by Lara Dutta Bhupathi and Shayamal Vallabhjee in association with the members and partners of TIE, a non-profit headquartered in Silicon Valley. Supporting them in the initiative are …

Augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all sources, Centre tells Gujarat HC
3 years, 7 months ago

Augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all sources, Centre tells Gujarat HC

Firstpost  

In a report submitted on Monday, the Centre said a total allocation of 8,410 MT oxygen has been made to 22 high burden states and UTs Ahmedabad: The Centre has told the Gujarat High Court that it is augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all available sources within India and is also importing it from other countries through “diplomatic …

How Countries Across the World Have Helped India's COVID Crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

How Countries Across the World Have Helped India's COVID Crisis

The Quint  

USA The United States Agency for International Development has funded six air shipments so far that are scheduled to arrive in India. These shipments include oxygen cylinders, N95 masks, Remdesivir, testing equipment, and medicines along with other health equipment. They have also redirected their supply of raw material for the Astra-Zeneca vaccine to India, that will help the country make …

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