Delhi hospitals issue SOS alerts over oxygen supplies as India’s Covid crisis mounts
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.