Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (SD)

Mumbai, Jun 24: While the city is battling coronavirus, oxygen cylinder affordability for the common masses has become a burden. Taking into consideration the current pandemic situation, two friends, Shahnawaz Hussain and Abbas Rizvi decided to provide free oxygen cylinders to the coronavirus patients and patients with other respiratory ailments in Mumbai.

Abbas Rizvi conceived the idea of providing free oxygen cylinders as he had lost his six-month pregnant cousin due to the lack of oxygen support.

"My cousin who was six-month pregnant passed away due to lack of oxygen support. It was then that we realised what kind of problem people are facing in getting oxygen support," Abbas said.

Shahnawaz Hussain joined him as he says it was because the city is witnessing an unprecedented number of cases which is making it impossible for people to find beds or oxygen in the hospitals.

"Seeing the situation of hospitals across the city, we have decided to provide oxygen cylinders to whoever is in urgent need of them. We are not disseminating on the basis of poor or rich, Hindu, or Muslim. Whoever is coming to us with a doctor's prescription, we simply deliver the oxygen cylinder to them anywhere in Mumbai," he explained.

The duo has already supplied between 250-300 oxygen cylinders and that oxygen tanks were being provided free of cost for a duration of 48 hours.