Why is India facing a deadly crunch of oxygen amid COVID surge?

A look at reasons behind shortage of medical oxygen as India’s underfunded healthcare system struggles.

A devastating surge in coronavirus infections has exposed India’s dilapidated health infrastructure and a chronic shortage of oxygen – a key treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patients. Dire oxygen shortages as India battles a ferocious new wave means boom times for profit gougers, although some young volunteers are doing their best to help people on social media. Here is a look at the reasons behind the shortage: