Sushmita Sen arranges oxygen cylinders for Delhi hospitals

Bollywood star has joined in to help hospitals that are in dire need of oxygen amid a surge in Covid cases in India

India reported the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for the second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued by accidents.

Deaths in the past 24 hours also jumped to 2,263, the health ministry said, while officials across northern and western India, including the capital, New Delhi, warned most hospitals were at full capacity and running out of oxygen. As the country struggles to attend to critical patients and ensure they come out healthy, actor Sushmita Sen has joined in to help arrange oxygen cylinders for hospitals that are in dire need of them.

The former Miss Universe took to Twitter and inquired how she can get the tanks transported, only to have met with criticism from a user.

This is deeply heart breaking...oxygen crisis is everywhere. I have managed to organise a few oxygen cylinders for this hospital but have no way to transport it to Delhi from Mumbai...please help me find a way🙏 https://t.co/p8RWuVQMrO

— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) April 22, 2021

The actor had posted her thoughts as she shared an ANI tweet featuring the CEO of a Delhi hospital breaking down while talking about the shortage of oxygen. She wrote, "This is deeply heartbreaking...oxygen crisis is everywhere. I have managed to organise a few oxygen cylinders for this hospital but have no way to transport them to Delhi from Mumbai...please help me find a way."

If Oxygen Crisis is everywhere why are you sending it to Delhi instead of giving it to some similar hospital in Mumbai.

— Hemant (@HemantVIIII) April 22, 2021

The tweep responded to Sushmita's post and asked, "If oxygen crisis is everywhere, why are you sending it to Delhi instead of giving it to a similar hospital in Mumbai?" Sushmita replied, "Because Mumbai still has oxygen cylinders available, that’s how I found it. Delhi needs it, especially these smaller hospitals, so help if you can."

Because mumbai still has oxygen cylinders available, that’s how I found it. Delhi needs it, especially these smaller hospitals, so help if you can.

— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) April 22, 2021

India, a major producer of vaccines, has kick-started its inoculation campaign but only a tiny fraction of the population has received the shot. Authorities have announced jabs will be available to anyone above the age of 18 from May 1, but health experts feel there will not be enough for the 600 million eligible individuals.

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