Unlike most Indian hospitals that relied on cylinders, they had been equipped with pipes that supplied oxygen directly to patients’ beds. So, even as families around India desperately pleaded for supplies on social media, Mumbai’s patients reported fewer problems. The city administration negotiated with private hospitals to allocate beds for Covid patients at government decided rates. When oxygen was running out during the second wave, Chahal started to source oxygen from nearby states. “More we vaccinate, the greater are chances that we reduce the threat of the next wave," Chahal said.

Source: Mint May 19, 2021 01:17 UTC