NEW DELHI : With the global aid pouring in to help India combat the second Covid-19 pandemic wave, the Union government has allocated and delivered 14 oxygen plants and 300,000 Remdesivir vials sent by foreign nations to states and Union territories. The situation is alarming with the reported deaths of critically ill covid-19 patients due to low oxygen. “The global community is extending a helping hand to support India’s efforts to meet the challenges and requirements of the unprecedented surge in the number of COVID19 cases in the second wave of the global pandemic. The Union Government has been ensuring the global aid is being effectively & promptly allocated and delivered to States and UTs to supplement their efforts during this critical phase," Union health and family welfare ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The severe second wave has exposed India’s creaking health care system, with acute shortages of oxygen, ventilators, vaccines, testing kits, hospital beds, and intensive care units (ICUs) across the states.

Source: Mint May 09, 2021 10:18 UTC