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To deal with oxygen shortage during the second wave of coronavirus, an alumni team from the Indian School of Business, Bengaluru, has launched the Oxygen4Blr initiative to procure and distribute oxygen concentrators across the city.

Truck drivers, like Mohammed Azeem, travel long distances and work tirelessly to deliver life-supporting oxygen to hospitals in time but still aren't considered 'frontline workers'.

Rajat Kumar Panigrahi, the principal of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Berhampur has innovated a low-cost trolley to move oxygen cylinders in remote areas with make shift hospitals.

Vishal Singh, who owns a chain of private schools in Delhi-NCR, couldn't find a hospital bed or oxygen for his father suffering from COVID-19 in Gurugram. Frustrated at the state of affairs, he decided to set up a care facility at the Sahara Grace residential complex. Here's how.

Just when Bengaluru-based Zahra Ali thought things were on their way to improve, the second wave of coronavirus arrived, proving to be far deadlier than the first. She talks about the highs and lows of being a COVID-19 volunteer, and what gives her hope and keeps her going.

“In the ongoing pandemic, ventilator support will be required for about 5-8% of patients whereas a large number would require oxygen support. A need was therefore felt to design a suitable portable arrangement."

The force of the device's 10-ton magnet is about 30,000 times as powerful as Earth's magnetic field and 200 times stronger than the common refrigerator magnet.

Just looking at the sheer volume of people who use the rail services, one would assume that all major stations and trains would be equipped with proper medical aid facilities.