Emergency messages posted on social media as several hospitals in the capital ran out of oxygen supplies
Hospitals in India have been consumed by a desperate scramble for oxygen after the country recorded the world’s highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, pushing health services to the brink.
Hospitals in Delhi issued SOS alerts on Friday, saying they had only a few hours’ supply of oxygen left and pleading for government help, while social media was flooded with requests for oxygen cylinders, shared by people seeking urgent care for their relatives.
