SpiceXpress airlifts 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi.
SpiceXpress has airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic that has resulted in an acute scarcity of oxygen within the nation, it stated on Saturday.
“The oxygen concentrators will reach Delhi via Kolkata, where the aircraft landed at around 7 pm (on Monday),” SpiceXpress, the cargo arm of SpiceJet, stated in an announcement.
Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet, stated the airline, together with SpiceHealth, is “looking at bringing more than 10,000 oxygen concentrators in the coming days from across the globe”.
SpiceHealth, a healthcare firm launched by the promoters of SpiceJet, has carried out greater than 20 lakh RT-PCR exams in India until date.
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Twenty individuals died at Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital, their lives ebbing away because the hospital waited for its oxygen inventory to be replenished, officers stated on Saturday, the fifth day of a deepening disaster over the shortage of oxygen, which is significant to save the lives of critically-ill COVID-19 sufferers.
A document single-day spike of three,46,786 instances pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,66,10,481, whereas the variety of energetic instances crossed the 25-lakh mark, the well being ministry stated on Saturday.
The loss of life toll due to the viral illness climbed to 1,89,544 with a document 2,624 single-day fatalities, the ministry’s knowledge up to date at 8 am confirmed.
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