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<ul class="summary-list"><li>In an emergency hearing, judges expressed outrage that steel plants were allowed to remain open and use industrial <keyword id="6355647" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Oxygen">oxygen</keyword>.</li><li>COVID patients in <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s hospitals are dying as oxygen supplies at COVID care facilities run low.</li><li>Indian steelmakers applied to continue operating even as local governments struggled to maintain a supply of oxygen to hospitals.</li></ul>Two judges at the Delhi High Court expressed outrage during an emergency hearing, calling it the "height of greed" for steel plants to be allowed to operate - even as COVID patients begin to die and hospitals remain oxygen-starved, operating on critically low supplies.<a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/hc-height-of-greed-no-oxygen-for-hospitals-steel-plants-running-242314">The India Tribune</a> reported that High Court judges Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said they were "shocked and dismayed" that hospitals were running out of oxygen but steel plants continued to operate. Most steel-making plants in India require industrial oxygen to produce steel in a process called basic oxygen steel-making - where pure oxygen is blown into a molten pot of blast-furnace iron and scrap. The emergency hearing resulted in a legal directive for oxygen to be provided by "whatever means" to the Indian capital's hospitals, which are currently facing a serious oxygen scarcity. The judges were considering an emergency lawsuit filed by the Balaji Medical and Research Centre, which asked for all supplies of oxygen to be diverted to medical centers to ensure that lives can be saved. The High Court issued a strongly worded response, observing that it "seems human life is not important for the state." "You are not exploring all avenues to augment oxygen supply - beg, borrow or steal," said the court in its decision, warning of India's government officials of the "gravity" of the emergency that Delhi faces if oxygen supplies to hospitals run dry.<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/provide-oxygen-forthwith-to-hospitals-by-whatever-means-delhi-hc-to-centre/articleshow/82183829.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppstgn=cppst">The India Times</a> reported that the judges encouraged steel and petrochemical plants to halt operations and follow the example of multinational steel-making company Tata Steel in supplying much-needed oxygen supplies to hospitals. Local media outlet <a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tata-steel-supplying-200-300-tons-oxygen-for-treatment-of-covid-19-patients-2887219">DNA India</a> reported on Tuesday that Tata Steel said it would supply 200 to 300 tons of medical oxygen every day to various state governments and hospitals. "Medical oxygen is critical to the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Responding to the national urgency, we're supplying 200 to 300 tons of liquid medical oxygen daily to various state governments &amp; hospitals. We are in this fight together and will surely win it," Tata said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/TataSteelLtd/status/1383689665312530438?s=20">tweet</a>.The country's largest steel-making company SAIL also <a href="http://www.businessworld.in/article/Tata-Steel-SAIL-AMNS-India-Supplying-Oxygen-For-Treatment-Of-COVID-19-Patients/19-04-2021-386937/">said it was supplying 33,300 tons of oxygen</a> for the treatment of COVID patients - but not all companies in the industry have fallen in line. In March, a coalition of the country's steelmakers <a href="https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2090253-indian-steelmakers-appeal-to-operate-during-lockdown">applied to the government to allow them to continue to run operations</a> despite India's nationwide lockdown, asking to be classified as essential services. In the meantime, India continues to struggle with its critically low oxygen supplies. <a href="https://www.insider.com/india-coronavirus-nashik-hopsital-oxygen-tank-leaks-coronavirus-patients-dead-2021-4">Over 20 COVID patients in the western Indian city of Nashik died on Wednesday</a> when oxygen in their ventilators ran out amid the nationwide shortage of the gas. The state's health minister, Rajesh Tope, said the oxygen supply at the hospital in question had run out because the tanker refilling it suffered a leak. Out of desperation, some families of COVID patients have also <a href="https://www.insider.com/india-covid-second-wave-oxygen-shortage-2021-4">started stealing oxygen cylinders from hospitals</a>. It was reported that oxygen cylinders had been taken from a storeroom at the Damoh district hospital in Madhya Pradesh.India <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-coronavirus-cases-highest-single-day-rise-global-record-2021-4">reported 314,835 new coronavirus cases on Thursday</a> - the highest daily total of any country during the pandemic. This brings the number of COVID cases in the country to close to 16 million recorded cases.

Judges in India say it is the height of greed for steel plants to operate as COVID oxygen supplies in hospitals dwindle

<ul><li>The national capital of India may be facing a <keyword id="6355017" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="water-shortage">water shortage</keyword> over the next three days.</li><li>The water shortage will not only impact the general population, but also hospitals, which are currently reeling from the surge in COVID-19 patients.</li><li>According to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Haryana is to blame for reducing the supply of water by 20% to 30% as well as making the water dirtier.</li><li>The DJB has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to address the issue. The court will hear the cases tomorrow on May 6.</li></ul>India’s national capital, New Delhi, has been under lockdown for nearly three weeks now, due to the surging number of COVID-19 cases. And a water shortage will only make things worse. The city is already facing a number of shortages as it is, from vaccines to oxygen to medical supplies. The administration in Delhi saw this coming, more than a month ago. The vice chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Raghav Chaddha, claims he has even written multiple letters to the Haryana Chief Minister to address the issue, but no resolution has been offered. With no other option on the table, the DJB finally moved the Supreme Court to help the national capital in its moment of crisis. It told the apex court that there is a critical shortage in water being supplied from the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Not only will the people in the city suffer at large, the water shortage could hit hospitals as well -- the same hospitals which are currently understaffed and overrun with COVID-19 patients. <div type="ExtQuote" text="&quot;Due to depletion of levels at Wazirabad Pond and reduction in the release of raw water by Haryana into Yamuna, water production has been curtailed from the water treatment plants at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla.”" auname="Notification by the Delhi Jal Board on May 5"></div> The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, has decided to hear the matter tomorrow on May 6. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="How bad is the water situation in Delhi?" comment="subhead" text="How bad is the water situation in Delhi?">How bad is the water situation in Delhi?</cmsannotation> The Yamuna River in Delhi gets around 250 million gallons of raw water from the Upper Ganga Canal. As of April, that flow was down to around which means only around 200 million gallons of water is coming in. As a result there was a shortage of water at the Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi water treatment plants. To make matters worse, the water is dirtier than it used to be. The high ammonia concentration in the Yamuna has affected the productivity of the water treatment plants in Chandrawal and Wazirabad. These two plants are responsible for churning out an average of 228 million gallons of water a day for the people of Delhi. As per the latest estimates, levels at the Wazirabad water treatment plant have fallen by over 1% from the standard level of 674.5 feet to 667.2 feet of water. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Delhi saw the water shortage coming" comment="subhead" text="Delhi saw the water shortage coming">Delhi saw the water shortage coming</cmsannotation> This is not the first time that the DJB has had to go to the Supreme Court. On March 23, the DJB told the bench headed by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde that Haryana has plans to cut 20% of its water to Delhi to repair work in one of its canals. Senior advocate AM Singhvi and advocate Gautam Narayan, appearing for the DJB, urged the court to order Haryana to postpone the work. They argued that a reduction in water supply during the peak summer months would adversely affect the national capital. At the time, the Supreme Court had ordered Haryana, as well as Punjab and the Bhakra Beas Management Board, to not make any changes to the supply of water to Delhi until April 6. The court then extended the water supply order to April 14. The following week, on April 19, the Supreme Court appointed a committee to conduct a local inspection with regard to the quality and quantity of water coming in from Haryana to Delhi. Disputes of water between Delhi and Haryana are not new. They happen every summer when the supply of water is limited and the national capital is dependent on its neighbour to ensure adequate supply. The only difference this time is the pandemic, which is putting the spotlight back on an already ongoing battle for survival. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="This is the full list of areas in Delhi that are likely to be impacted by the water shortage between May 6 to May 8" comment="subhead" text="This is the full list of areas in Delhi that are likely to be impacted by the water shortage between May 6 to May 8">This is the full list of areas in Delhi that are likely to be impacted by the water shortage between May 6 to May 8</cmsannotation> <ol><li>Civil Lines</li><li>Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas</li><li>Kamla Nagar</li><li>Shakti Nagar and adjoining areas</li><li>Karol Bagh</li><li>Pahar Ganj and NDMC areas</li><li>Old and New Rajinder Nagar</li><li>East and West Patel Nagar</li><li>Baljeet Nagar</li><li>Prem Nagar</li><li>Inderpuri and adjoining areas</li><li>Kalkaji</li><li>Govindpuri</li><li>Tughlakabad</li><li>Sangam Vihar</li><li>Ambedkar Nagar</li><li>Prahladpur and adjoining areas</li><li>Ramleela Ground</li><li>Delhi Gate</li><li>Subhash Park</li><li>Model Town</li><li>Gulabi Bagh</li><li>Punjabi Bagh</li><li>Jahangirpuri</li><li>Moolchand</li><li>South Extension</li><li>Greater Kailash</li><li>Burari and adjoining areas</li><li>Parts of the Cantonment areas, South Delhi, Central Delhi, West Delhi and North Delhi</li></ol>SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/banks-respond-positively-to-indian-central-banks-covid-stimulus-package-check-out-the-list-of-top-gainers/articleshow/82400850.cms">Banks respond positively to Indian central bank’s COVID stimulus package – check out the list of top gainers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/chinse-space-station-rocket-to-hit-earth-being-tracked-by-the-pentagon-us-space-command/articleshow/82402617.cms">The Pentagon has its eye on the out-of-control Chinese rocket that is expected to crash into Earth — but it’s not anything to lose sleep over</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/private-ambulances-in-gurgaon-are-on-strike-amid-the-surging-cases-of-covid-19/articleshow/82404211.cms">COVID-19 patients are the ones paying the price amid the tussle over rates between the government and ambulance operators in Gurgaon</a>

Water shortage might be on the way to worsen Delhi's COVID-19 crisis

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Indian hospitals are reporting <keyword id="6355647" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Oxygen">oxygen</keyword> shortages, warning that could kill patients.</li><li>The country is battling a record-breaking COVID-19 surge that's overwhelming hospitals.</li><li>Some hospitals say they have hours of oxygen left.</li></ul>Hospitals in northern <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> are reporting oxygen shortages as the country battles a devastating <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> surge.Multiple reports show hospitals warning that they only have a few hours' left of supply. Some people have also <a href="https://www.insider.com/india-covid-second-wave-oxygen-shortage-2021-4">stolen oxygen</a> to try to protect their loved ones.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-coronavirus-cases-highest-single-day-rise-global-record-2021-4">India on Thursday reported</a> more than 314,000 coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the most ever recorded by a single country. And its total cases are approaching 16 million - the second highest in the world.A lack of oxygen would mean the country struggles to treat those who are severely ill.Here are some of the reported problems that hospitals face:<ul><li>Ramanan Laxminarayan, the director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy in New Delhi, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/21/india/india-covid-hospital-shortage-intl-hnk/index.html">said</a>: "There's no oxygen. A hospital bed is hard to find."</li><li>The management of Saroj Super Speciality Hospital in Rohini said on Thursday morning it had just one hour's worth of oxygen left, the Indian Express <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-india-live-updates-maharashtra-delhi-uttar-pradesh-cases-deaths-vaccination-7282388/">reported</a>.</li><li> The CEO of Shanti Mukund hospital in East Delhi <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/new-delhi-coronavirus-oxygen-supply/">said</a> on Thursday that it only had around 30 minutes of oxygen left for its 110 COVID patients, and that many of them could die.</li><li>Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute in Paschim Vihar <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/new-delhi-coronavirus-oxygen-supply/">warned</a> on Thursday that its oxygen supply would only last for five hours.</li></ul>Indian Express reporter Mallica Joshi also tweeted a screenshot of a government document showing the oxygen stock status at multiple hospitals as of 12:45 p.m. local time Thursday:Delhi's High Court court <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-slams-centre-for-not-diverting-enough-oxygen-from-industries-to-critically-ill-covid-patients/article34378558.ece">criticized</a> the central government for its handling of oxygen supplies on Wednesday, and ordered that oxygen be diverted from other industries to treat patients.<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/oxygen-supplies-run-low-india-grapples-with-coronavirus-storm-2021-04-21/">Prime Minister Narendra Modi said</a> on Tuesday that the country was facing a coronavirus "storm" overwhelming its health system, and that the country was working to boost oxygen supplies.

Hospitals in India are reporting dire oxygen shortages as the country battles a COVID-19 surge, with some saying they have a few hours' supply left

New Delhi, Mar 27 () The government on Friday said it has taken several steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitals. These steps were taken by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO), which is an arm of the Commerce and Industry Ministry. It has taken various measures to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitals and also to address the problems faced by petroleum, explosives, fireworks, and industrial gas companies due to nationwide lockdown for containment of COVID-19 pandemic. "Instructions have been issued by PESO headquarter to all its offices to ensure grant of licences for storage and transport of medical oxygen urgently," the ministry said in a statement. An advisory has been issued by PESO on March 25 to Principal Secretaries (Home) of all states, requesting them to allow uninterrupted transportation and manufacturing of medical oxygen and nitrous oxide. "Validity of licences for transportation of oxygen and other gases which will expire on 31/03/2020, has been extended up to 30/06/2020. Validity of licences for storage, transportation, sale, use and manufacturing of explosives and fireworks which will expire on 31/03/2020, has been extended up to 30/09/2020," it said. It added that fee for late renewal of licences will also not be charged. Cylinders used for storage of compressed oxygen, CNG, LPG and other gases, which are due for statutory hydro testing on March 31, shall be deemed to be due for testing on June 30. Further it said that pressure vessels used for storage and transportation of oxygen, LPG and other gases, which are due for statutory testing for safety relief valves and hydro testing from March 15 to June 30, shall be deemed to be due for testing on June 30. RR ANSANS

Govt announces steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitals

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> is transporting oxygen tankers on express trains to help treat <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> patients.</li><li>India is battling a devastating surge. Hospitals have critical shortages of oxygen to treat people.</li><li>Special ramps have reportedly been installed so the tankers can drive on and off the trains quickly.</li></ul>India is using express trains to transport oxygen tankers as hospitals deal with critical shortages to treat COVID-19 patients.Indian Railways is calling the project "Oxygen Express" as it started running trains to bring oxygen to the states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.Northern India is dealing with a critical oxygen shortage that has left hospitals warning they had just <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-hospitals-report-dire-oxygen-shortages-coronavirus-battle-2021-4">hours of oxygen left</a>, and that coronavirus patients would die when it runs out.India is battling a devastating surge that's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-coronavirus-cases-highest-single-day-rise-global-record-2021-4">breaking global records</a>, overwhelming the health system, and leaving people <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-indias-covid-19-surge-die-stretchers-hospitals-2021-4">dying</a> outside of hospitals as they wait for treatment.The tankers are being transported using a roll-on, roll-off service, which means special ramps have been installed so they can drive on and off the trains quickly, <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/green-corridor-ro-ro-service-all-you-need-to-know-about-oxygen-express-train-101618751011302.html">the Hindustan Times reported</a>. Piyush Goyal, India's railways minister, <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal/status/1385174270175715330">tweeted</a> that a "green corridor" had been created, which would mean the trains don't meet any red lights and can move through the routes faster.Delhi's High Court on Wednesday <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-high-court-slams-centre-for-not-diverting-enough-oxygen-from-industries-to-critically-ill-covid-patients/article34378558.ece">criticized</a> the government for how it was handling the oxygen shortage, and ordered that oxygen be diverted from other industries to treat coronavirus patients.

India is putting oxygen tankers on special express trains as hospitals run out of supplies for COVID-19 patients

<ul><li>AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that an unnecessary panic is there which creates more harm than good.</li><li>Additionally, he said there’s hoarding and an unnecessary shortage of drugs and oxygen cylinders in the market.</li><li>Prof. Vinod K. Paul, from the think tank Niti Aayog, busted a myth that <keyword id="54639" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="vaccination">vaccination</keyword> cannot be taken during the menstrual cycle of a woman.</li></ul>India has seen a staggering rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, which has wreaked havoc on India’s healthcare industry. From appeals for beds and oxygen supply on social media, to crematoriums across the country running beyond capacity, India continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the <keyword id="2192267" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Health-Ministry">Indian Health Ministry</keyword> in a press briefing today appealed for all to stay calm and not create a situation of “unnecessary panic.” Stressing that almost 85% of cases in India are cured, with the need for hospitalisation coming only for severe cases, the health ministry today said that along with the steep rise in COVID-19 cases it’s also important to highlight the rise in recoveries. <div type="image" title="covid cases" msid="82260080" hostid="261"></div> <div type="image" title="covid19 recoveries" msid="82260086" hostid="261"></div> The ministry also said that India has administered 14.19 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Going ahead, the government has three main focus areas – containment, clinical management and community engagement. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘An unnecessary situation of panic being created’" comment="subhead" text="‘An unnecessary situation of panic being created’">‘An unnecessary situation of panic being created’</cmsannotation> Dr Randeep Guleria, director of <keyword id="722057" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="All-India-Institute-of-Medical-Science">All India Institute of Medical Science</keyword> (AIIMS), said that India is going through a critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and we have to get together to ensure that cases go down and hospital facilities are optimally used. However, Dr Guleria said that an ‘unnecessary panic’ is there which creates more harm than good. “If the saturation level is normal, there is a panic that what if I need oxygen in the future and I should get admitted in a hospital. This makes genuine patients suffer as they don’t get access to treatment,” he said. Additionally, he said there’s hoarding and an ‘unnecessary shortage’ of drugs in the market, or oxygen cylinders. “All of this is wrong. Oxygen is a very important treatment strategy for COVID-19 but its misuse is an important factor. If your saturation level is between 94-96, then you don’t need to panic. So don’t start using oxygen cylinders to bring it up to 98%, it’s more needed for people whose saturation levels are less than 93%,” he said. Dr Guleria also mentioned <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/covid-19-what-is-proning-and-how-can-it-help-you-increase-oxygen-levels-at-home/articleshow/82251671.cms">proning</a> as an exercise to elevate your oxygen levels. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘Remdesivir is not a magic bullet’" comment="subhead" text="‘Remdesivir is not a magic bullet’">‘Remdesivir is not a magic bullet’</cmsannotation> The benefits of Remdesivir aren’t well established, said Dr Guleria. He stressed that it is important to know when the drug needs to be used. “It’s not a magic bullet that will set things right,” he said. The top doctor said that there are many more medicines like anticoagulants, or steroids in moderately sick patients that also work. “Don’t go into a panic if Remdesivir is not available. It is only useful for moderate to severe patients, if it is given in the beginning or for a mild patient then there’s no benefit,” he said. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘Vaccination has to be scaled up at all costs’" comment="subhead" text="‘Vaccination has to be scaled up at all costs’">‘Vaccination has to be scaled up at all costs’</cmsannotation> Prof. Vinod K. Paul, from Indian government’s policy think tank Niti Aayog, said that as India opens up vaccination for all adults from May 1st, it is important to scale up the vaccination progress. He also busted a myth that vaccination cannot be taken during the menstrual cycle of a woman. “This is all misinformation. Yes, vaccination can be given during the menstrual cycle,” he said. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘Wear a mask at home’" comment="subhead" text="‘Wear a mask at home’">‘Wear a mask at home’</cmsannotation> Dr Guleria stressed that for most patients, the treatment can be done with home isolation and close monitoring. Meanwhile, Prof. Paul said that the time has come to wear masks at home, especially if there is a positive patient at home. “Also, this is not the time to invite people to your home,” he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/list-of-countries-helping-india-with-covid-19-supplies-from-liquid-oxygen-to-concentrators-and-tanks/slidelist/82257624.cms">List of countries helping India with COVID-19 supplies – from liquid oxygen to concentrators and tanks</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/maharashtra-kerala-and-chhattisgarh-states-are-on-top-covid-19-positivity-rate-in-india/articleshow/82254421.cms">COVID-19: These are the five states in India with the highest positivity rates</a>

From Remdesivir to use of oxygen to vaccination during periods – India’s health ministry clears the air about an ‘unnecessary panic’ in the country

With New Delhi <a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3036505/delhi-air-pollution-driving-tourists-away-and-spurring" class="link-text">engulfed in toxic smog</a>, a new establishment offering people a breath of fresh air is proving popular in the Indian capital.Over the past fortnight, the city has seen a public health crisis, with authorities twice declaring a pollution emergency and shutting schools while advising the elderly and infants to stay indoors. Concentrations of the most harmful airborne pollutants in the a city of 25 million are regularly about 20 times the <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/world-health-organisation" class="link-text">World Health Organisation</a> safe limit as industrial pollution and vehicle exhaust fumes – combined with smoke from crop stubble burning – cast a toxic pall over the metropolis. But at Oxy Pure customers can inhale 80-90 per cent pure oxygen infused with essential oils such as peppermint, cinnamon, lavender and lemongrass for 299 rupees (US$4.17) per 15-minute session. Nishika Waghela, 33, breathes in oxygen mixed with different scents at Oxy Pure. Photo: Reuters The <keyword id="1853846" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="oxygen-bar">oxygen bar</keyword> was launched in May by Aryavir Kumar and Margarita Kuritsyana, and supplies its scented air through lightweight tubes placed under the customers’ nostrils. Kumar said he gets between 30 and 40 customers per day, as well as providing “portable cans” of air that they can carry around with them. Some of those who have tried it after suffering the ill effects of pollution – itchy eyes, runny noses and throat infections – say they were unsure if the therapy had a psychological effect, but it did make them feel refreshed. A motorcyclist passes a worker sweeping a road shrouded in <keyword id="68139" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Smog">smog</keyword> in New Delhi. Photo: Bloomberg Others were less sure, however, with several taking to social media to criticise the very concept behind the bar and one declaring that Delhi “has officially gone mad”. Doctors say taking oxygen for a short while, even in high concentrations, has no benefit, and breathing extremely high levels can actually be harmful, including causing lung damage. Several Delhi residents, like Kapil Gulliya, who works with a financial services firm, described the oxygen bar as a gimmick, misusing the alarm over pollution for commercial purposes. “What use is 15 minutes of oxygen when pollution is many times the <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> safe limits here, equal to smoking 30 cigarettes a day?” Last week, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/india" class="link-text">India</a>’s Supreme Court criticised the government for making “little constructive efforts” to curb pollution. The court has ordered a new clampdown on stubble burning on farms surrounding the capital.Bonny Irengbam, a senior sales assistant at Oxy Pure, told The Indian Express newspaper that “some people, who try it for the first time, will feel relaxed and fresh. But only people who undergo the sessions regularly will get real benefits of the aroma.” Irengbam said he does not encourage back-to-back sessions and advises his customers to stick with one 15-minute session per day. “I was passing by and saw that they were offering pure oxygen. I thought I’ll give it a try and went for the lemongrass flavour. It was refreshing,” Manjul Mehta, an Oxy Pure customer, told the daily. Oxy Pure is located in an upscale mall in the south of Delhi, with a second outlet expected to be launched by next month at Delhi’s main airport, according to Irengbam.

In smog-choked New Delhi, enterprising oxygen bar soothes residents’ lungs – for a price

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>, Twitter, and <keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="WhatsApp">Whatsapp</keyword> have been flooded with desperate calls for COVID-19 help from people in <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>.</li><li>Doctors, politicians, and patients are seeking <keyword id="6355647" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Oxygen">oxygen</keyword>, ICU beds, and blood plasma.</li><li>India's COVID-19 daily cases hit a world record on Sunday, with 350,000 new cases.</li></ul>In India, social-media platforms are flooded with requests for oxygen, intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and blood plasma amid the deepening COVID-19 crisis.India recorded <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-india-cases-rising-record-infections-coronavirus-2021-4">more than 350,000 daily COVID-19 cases</a> on Sunday, breaking the world record for the fifth consecutive day.Doctors, politicians, and COVID-19 patients and their loved ones are using hashtags #CovidSOS and #COVIDEmergency2021 in Twitter posts to plead for supplies, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/25/22402273/twitter-whatsapp-facebook-triage-center-india-oxygen-hospital-coronavirus">The Verge</a> first reported. <a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hr4LlyNHLiuETGzmdVgpsR?fbclid=IwAR0ahsmXkoHIPgxyzBmG6kf7E9HNeVNtLVAI6MtGsxwQz4Ug7-mWDgzThgU">Groups on WhatsApp</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/humankindglobal">Facebook</a> such as HumanKind Global are full of people searching for blood plasma and oxygen to help COVID-19 patients, The Verge reported.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/humankindglobal"></a>Hospitals in the country are struggling to cope with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-to-help-india-with-covid-19-crisis-through-vaccine-production-supplies-2021-4">shortages of beds and oxygen supplies</a> - some say they only have a few hours' of oxygen supply left. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-indias-crematoriums-have-started-to-melt-so-many-bodies-2021-4#in-the-indian-state-of-gujarat-gas-and-firewood-furnaces-at-crematoriums-have-been-running-so-long-without-a-break-that-metal-parts-have-begun-to-melt-15">Crematoriums are also starting to melt</a> from operating for so long.Prashant Kanojia, member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal party in India and a former journalist, on Sunday <a href="https://twitter.com/PJkanojia/status/1385751693627838465">tweeted with the hashtag #CovidSOS</a> that a hospital in Meerut, north India, needed urgent oxygen supplies.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-modi-india-failed-in-critical-hour-of-need-2021-4">Hospitals in India are turning patients away and COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing. But Prime Minister Modi is on the campaign trail and ignoring the crisis.</a>In response to a <a href="https://twitter.com/bainjal/status/1383048960365850632">thread by journalist Swati Chaturvedi</a> to amplify people's requests for help, <a href="https://twitter.com/abmoitra/status/1383096513417592834">one Twitter user </a>said her relative was a critical cancer patient who couldn't be transferred to ICU because there were no beds available.Another <a href="https://twitter.com/ankitkaul/status/1383066917624111106">Twitter user replied to the thread</a>, saying that their friend's father was "extremely critical" and needed a ventilator urgently in the National Capital Region of India.Vinay Srivastava, an Indian journalist who had COVID-19, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-india-journalist-live-tweeted-oxygen-levels-before-died-2021-4">tweeted on April 16 that his oxygen levels</a> had dropped and that he needed medical help. He was denied healthcare because he didn't have the right paperwork, local media reported. He died the day after his Twitter plea.Hemant Rajaura, a <keyword id="6354750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health">health</keyword> reporter for Hindustan Newspaper, <a href="https://twitter.com/hemantrajora_/status/1386375534402179079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1386375534402179079%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fhemantrajora_2Fstatus2F1386375534402179079widget%3DTweetweet">tweeted</a> on Sunday that the oxygen supply in Irene Hospital in New Delhi had dropped, endangering patients. The day before, he <a href="https://twitter.com/hemantrajora_/status/1386210932431355909">tweeted</a> that Delhi needed 700 tons of oxygen to cope with demand, but that only 330 tons was reaching the city.The US on Sunday said <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-to-help-india-with-covid-19-crisis-through-vaccine-production-supplies-2021-4">it would provide supplies</a> for testing, drugs, personal protective equipment, ventilators, and vaccines to help India fight its current coronavirus wave. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/?sref=Hhue1scO">Less than 2%</a> of India's population is fully vaccinated.

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