Beating Covid-19

The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic brought us to a complete standstill. However, several companies have risen to the occasion and have come forward to help hospitals treating Covid-19 patients by supplying medical oxygen. Recently, the Reliance Foundation announced the scaling up of its operations to address the growing needs of Covid-19 management in Mumbai. In active cooperation with the Government of Maharashtra and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Reliance Foundation unveiled four more initiatives to tackle the crisis. Jindal Stainless has airlifted liquid medical oxygen from its facility in Odisha. The first batch of 14.79 MT of liquid medical oxygen was dispatched on May 1 from the Odisha facility. Tata Group too has pledged to support the government’s effort to increase the production and supply of medical oxygen or liquid oxygen. The group announced that it would be importing 24 cryogenic containers to transport liquid oxygen to help overcome its shortage. Read full story