The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been much more damaging for India than the first one. The virus is much more fatal and the numbers are growing at a very rapid pace. The healthcare systems have crashed, for there is a shortage of beds and oxygen supply.
The doctors across the country are struggling to manage the pandemic. They are in a state of helplessness, seeing so many people lose their lives in front of them. The plight and the trauma faced by the doctors was aptly described by Dr Trupti Gilada to NDTV when she broke down and said, “We have to manage so many patients… critically ill patients are being treated at home because there are no beds… we are not enjoying this.”
Heartbreaking stories are being heard everywhere where the doctors have to do rationing of oxygen and despite this, there is a shortage of critical gas. To aid the efforts of the healthcare system in fighting the pandemic, the Tata group has stepped up and decided to import 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen and help ease the oxygen shortage in the country. Additionally, Tata steel has committed to supply up to 300 tonnes of medical oxygen per day from its plants to hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
The Tata group is importing 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen and help ease the oxygen shortage in the country. #ThisIsTata@PMOIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah
— Tata Group (@TataCompanies) April 20, 2021