No Shortage Of Oxygen In Country; Use It Judiciously: Govt The country is grappling with a raging second wave of the pandemic with lakhs of patients and their family members anxiously scouring for oxygen beds in hospitals, cylinders, medicines and other medical facilities. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-03T19:17:36+05:30 No Shortage Of Oxygen In Country; Use It Judiciously: Govt outlookindia.com 2021-05-03T19:20:06+05:30 Also read Amid reports of medical oxygen supply shortage in India, the Centre said Covid patients, especially in hospitals are being given oxygen, however, it should be used judiciously. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Piyush Goyal said, “Oxygen is available in adequate quantity in the country and efforts are being made to transport it to hospitals in the shortest possible time."