Covid Crisis: ‘Oxygen Express’ with 70 tonnes of gas reaches Delhi
The first Oxygen Express train carrying around 70 tonnes of life-saving gas has reached the national capital Delhi in, early morning on 27th April 2021.
The first Oxygen Express train carrying around 70 tonnes of life-saving gas has reached the national capital Delhi in, early morning on 27th April 2021. As per the government officials, the Delhi government will disburse this oxygen to various hospitals.
The Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also tweeted, “#OxygenExpress has reached Delhi from Raigarh, Chhattisgarh with Oxygen for patients in the capital. Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned in our collective fight against COVID-19, & ensuring sufficient availability of life-saving resources across the country.”
#OxygenExpress has reached Delhi from Raigarh, Chhattisgarh with Oxygen for patients in the capital.
Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned in our collective fight against COVID-19, & ensuring sufficient availability of life-saving resources across the country. pic.twitter.com/X2d6vd339c
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 27, 2021
The railways had earlier announced their plans to transport medical oxygen from Angul, Kalingnagar, Rourkela, and Raigarh to Delhi and NCR region, however, there is no information on the second train to the capital city.
Delhi has recorded the highest single-day rise in its Covid-19 death toll with 380 more people succumbing to the infection on 26th April. As per the bulletin issued by the city health department, the positivity rate stands at over 35 percent.
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