Thousands of Oxygen Concentrators to India via FedEx-Donated Charter Flights
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Upcoming humanitarian airlift also includes 1.8 million KN95 masks.
FedEx-donated Boeing 777 fully loaded with oxygen concentrators and other supplies from Direct Relief is flying this weekend to India for the second time in as many weeks to help patients with Covid-19 survive the pandemic’s deadliest surge yet.
Clinicians have correlated drastic drops in the blood oxygen levels of Covid patients with a greater likelihood of death. India has experienced crippling shortages of medical-grade oxygen, in part due to the need to transport oxygen cylinders hundreds of miles via cryogenic tankers, from production plants to hospitals, then back for refilling. According to BMJ, 41% of patients admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 require supplemental oxygen, while only 2% need mechanical ventilation.
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