Coronavirus: SpiceXpress airlifts 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi

SpiceXpress has airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi as India fights the deadly second wave of coronavirus.

SpiceXpress has airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic that has resulted in an acute shortage of oxygen in the country, it said on Saturday. "The oxygen concentrators will reach Delhi via Kolkata, where the aircraft landed at around 7 pm (on Monday)," SpiceXpress, the cargo arm of SpiceJet, said in a statement. Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet, said the airline, along with SpiceHealth, is "looking at bringing more than 10,000 oxygen concentrators in the coming days from across the globe".