In the last few days, hospitals across Delhi and its suburbs have been sending SOS messages seeking help on social media and other platforms, flagging their scarcity of oxygen supply to treat critical Covid patients.

Amid shortage of oxygen to treat coronavirus patient, the railways has chalked out plans to transport medical oxygen from Angul, Kalingnagar, Rourkela and Raigarh to Delhi and NCR region.The first Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas will depart from Jindal Steel Works plant in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh on Sunday night, a senior official said. The train, with four tankers, will reach Delhi by Monday night.