India Coronavirus Dispatch: Oxygen crunch in Maharashtra hospitals

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Oxygen crunch: In a Mumbai hospital, a doctor realised that he has enough oxygen to last 5 hours. He had 30 patients on oxygen support and the local oxygen supplier informed him that they had run our of medical grade oxygen. He had to eventually shift critical patients to other hospitals. Maharashtra does not have a shortfall of oxygen but logistical issues of supplying it on time are hampering supply, say officials. Meanwhile, it’s Madhya Pradesh — which relies on Maharashtra for its oxygen supply — that has been feeling the pinch of high demand within the western state. MP