'Oxygen Express' Departs Durgapur for Delhi as COVID Crisis Continues

Trains carrying oxygen headed to Delhi, India, on May 5, as hospitals struggled to meet the demand for oxygen from COVID-19 patients.

India’s railways minister Piyush Goyal released footage from the Durgapur Station on Wednesday as a train carrying life-saving medical oxygen departed for Delhi.

On Wednesday, India reported 382,315 new cases of coronavirus and 226,188 total deaths. Credit: Piyush Goyal via Storyful