in the city, the endless nightmare continues during the day. on sunday, this hospital in north delhi has its oxygen stock dwindled. families like that of this man were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost. for him, it s a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got 10 | litres of oxygen cylinder, but how will it help? it won t last for more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to? who will give us oxygen? my father is in the hospital right now. as radit rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time in india s capital. devina gupta, for bbc news, delhi. to the us where thejustice department has ordered an
during the day. on sunday, this hospital in north delhi, has its oxygen stock dwindled. families like that of this man were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost. for him, it s a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got 10 | litres of oxygen cylinder but how will it help? it won t last for more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to? who will give us oxygen? my father is in the hospital right now. as radit rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time in india s capital. devina gupta, for bbc news, delhi.
for now, countries like the uk and the us have come to india s aid with essential medical supplies and oxygen kits, but much more is needed. and, until then, for thousands in the city, the endless nightmare continues during the day. on sunday, this hospital in north delhi, as its oxygen stock dwindled. families like this were told to organise oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost to a tout. for him, it s a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. translation: | got ten | litres of oxygen cylinder. but how will it help? it won t last for- more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to?
devina gupta reports. a haunting warning. as these funeral pyres burn through the night in the western indian city of nagpur, they indicate how the country is failing to save precious lives. a worsening scenario as hospitals and covid hotspots face acute shortage of beds, oxygen supply and medicine. this public hospital in india s capital delhi is simply unable to cope. this woman came with her mother, who is on oxygen support and needs immediate aid. but, like many others, they are forced to wait for hours outside. since morning, we are calling people, trying for oxygen and everything, but nobody is responding. and i don t think these are enough. i don t know, since my mother is ill and i have been
translation: | got ten | litres of oxygen cylinder, but how will it help? it won t last for- more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to? who will give us oxygen? my father is in thel hospital right now. as he rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time in india s capital. devina gupta, for bbc news, delhi. the us has announced that it will immediately provide raw materials for indian vaccine manufacturers. president biden held a telephone call with india s prime minister, narendra modi, pledging steadfast support and said the us would provide a range of emergency assistance, including oxygen related supplies and therapeutics. soon after his conversation, the indian pm tweeted.