India is increasing the transport of medical oxygen by air, road, and rail, to resupply hospitals in the capital New Delhi and areas affected by Covid-19.
Railroad Minister Piyush Goyal said the government was directing an increase in express trains carrying medical oxygen to New Delhi to meet shortages in hospitals. The Air Force has also been deployed to help transport manpower and medical supplies, such as oxygen tanks, to the areas needed. Pictured are empty oxygen tanks transported by transport aircraft C-17 and IL-76 to the production plant. Photo: ANI. 
The convoy of tank trucks went to the supply plant to refill liquid medical oxygen, amid a wave of Covid-19 spreading across India. In the past 24 hours, India continued to record a record number of new infections: 354,531 – the highest level in the world and also the highest in this country ever. Photo: Reuters. 
The lack of oxygen in New Delhi hospitals has many causes. The industrial oxygen production plants that mainly serve the Indian capital are located in seven different states. In addition, due to the flammable nature of this material, all liquid oxidation shipments must be transported in specialized tanks; So it takes a long time to plan the shipping. Some localities even make it difficult to transport oxygen first, to meet local demand. Photo: Reuters. 
Vans carrying oxygen tanks are waiting outside the factory in Ghaziabad, a suburb of New Delhi, India, on April 22. A high court in the capital on April 24 warned that anyone would “hang” from obstructing the circulation of oxygen supplies. On Twitter, one person described the scene of a police car escorting an oxygen tank “a scene no one thought they would ever see in life. More precious than gold”. Photo: Reuters. 
A view of cashew around an oxygen factory in Ghaziabad, upstate of New Delhi, India. Factories across the country are operating at full capacity amid the spread of the disease. However, the supply is not enough to meet demand. India is importing 23 mobile oxygen production plants from Germany. Each facility can produce 2,400 liters of oxygen per hour. Photo: Reuters. 
A driver stood next to an empty tank truck, waiting for his turn to recharge with liquid oxygen. Many places in the capital New Delhi and across the country refuse to accept more patients due to lack of beds and oxygen. Photo: Reuters. 
A worker loads empty oxygen tanks on a truck to the filling station. On April 25, many countries around the world, including the US, France and the UK, said they would support India by providing raw materials for vaccine production, as well as ventilators, test kits and protective equipment. available. Photo: Reuters. 
An employee is refilling the oxygen tank to transport to the localities. The lack of treatment beds for Covid-19 patients, lack of oxygen for breathing machines, and lack of medical staff … have made the epidemic situation in India worse. Photo: AP.
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