The relentless second Covid wave and the crippling shortage of oxygen and beds have turned many a power equation upside down. In this city of power, scarcity is hardly a headache for some — strings are pulled or a contact is called to cut in line or do a favour. But the relentless second Covid wave and the crippling shortage of oxygen and beds have turned many a power equation upside down. One of the heads of a Constitutional authority needed a hospital bed for an immediate family member. On Thursday, a Secretary at the Centre tweeted a “request for help” that a colleague “needs oxygen bed immediately”.

Source: Indian Express April 29, 2021 22:41 UTC