Covid 19 is
threatening humanity badly .. .. the nos. are increasing - Tamil Nadu recorded
10,694 positive cases yesterday, bringing the state tally to 9,91,451. Among
these, Chennai reported 3304 positive cases, bringing the city’s total to 2,83,436.
.. .. to cynics and non-believers – just see your neighbourhood – with streets
getting closed, the threat is real !!
IPL meantime is interesting – at Chepauk, Mumbai
Indians chose to bat and defend
successfully. Their 150 for 5 landed in the middle of the 152 and 149 defended
in the two previous matches, Jonny Bairstow, opening this time, threatened to
run away with the game taking three of the powerplay overs for 52 runs. Jasprit
Bumrah, the classic artist, went without a boundary in his four overs for the
fourth time in the history of the IPL. Rahul Chahar broke the back of the
Sunrisers Hyderabad with three wickets in the middle overs, and then Trent
Boult came back to wipe off any resistance, with a little help from Bumrah
again. For the Sunrisers, it was another case of Warner-Bairstow or bust, getting
a great start but not capitalizing it !
Reliance
Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani once said that his wife Nita Ambani, has built a
bigger brand in Mumbai Indians than the company. Nita
has built a bigger brand for Reliance," said Mukesh while addressing a
gathering of past and present cricketers and Mumbai Indians players on the
occasion of franchise's 10 years' celebration. A founding member franchise of
IPL, Mumbai Indians are two-time winner of the T20 League in 2013 and 2015 and
an equal number of Champions League T20 titles.
Oxygen (O),
nonmetallic chemical element of Group 16 (VIa, or the oxygen group) of the
periodic table. Oxygen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas essential to
living organisms, being taken up by animals, which convert it to carbon
dioxide; plants, in turn, utilize carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and
return the oxygen to the atmosphere. Oxygen forms compounds by reaction with
practically any other element, as well as by reactions that displace elements
from their combinations with each other; in many cases, these processes are
accompanied by the evolution of heat and light and in such cases are called
combustions. Its most important compound is water.
In hospitals,
more Covid patients reportedly have
suffered breathlessness in the second wave than any other symptom, leading to a
greater need for oxygen this time, the government said on the record rise in cases across India. Other
symptoms like body ache were higher in the first wave, said a member of NITI Aayog. According to him, more than 70 per
cent patients are over 40 in both waves. In a letter to all Chief Secretaries,
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked
them to take all measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes,
except those exempted
The Central Government
responded Sunday to reports on the shortage of medical oxygen.
"Requirement for Medical Oxygen is a critical component in the treatment
of Covid affected patients," the Centre said. "In view of the recent surge
of Covid-19 cases, the requirement of oxygen for effective clinical treatment
of Covid patients has also witnessed a manifold hike," the government
said.
.. .. .. and the
Corporate which is always in news responded brilliantly ! Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd is diverting
oxygen produced at its refineries to supplement availability in worst-hit COVID
states like Maharashtra and the trucks carrying supplies are in
transit, sources said. Reliance's twin oil refineries in Jamnagar have through
minor process modification converted industrial oxygen into medical-use oxygen
that can be administered to COVID-19 patients low on oxygen, people aware of
the development said. It was further
stated that the trucks carrying oxygen cylinders are in transit.
Unable to get prompt
supplies, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has shot off a letter to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While Maharashtra is among the worst-hit states
facing a fresh outbreak of the pandemic, Gujarat too has seen number of
patients swell. Oil refineries can
produce limited volumes of industrial oxygen in air-separation plants meant for
nitrogen production. Scrubbing out other gases such as carbon dioxide can
convert it into medical-use oxygen with 99.9 per cent purity. Reliance operates
the world's largest oil refining complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
A great gesture by Ambani - the western state will get 100 tons of the gas from Reliance, Eknath Shinde, urban development minister of Maharashtra said in a tweet.
18.4.2021.
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