The medical oxygen supply crisis that India is facing currently is expected to ease by middle of May, with the output expected to increase by 25% and transport infrastructure ready to handle a surge in demand.

The consumption of medical oxygen in the country has surged over eight-fold compared to the usual levels to about 7,200 tonnes per day in April, reported Moloy Banerjee of Linde Plc, the country’s biggest producer. Suppliers are scaling up the production to more than 9,000 tonnes per day by the middle of May. Banerjee said that he expects by the middle of May, the transport infrastructure will be in place to allow them to service the demand countrywide… (Reuters, April 29, 2021)