Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Monday. In his address, he said efforts were made at war-footing to fight the pandemic.

“During the second wave, the demand for medical oxygen in the country increased unimaginably in the months of April and May. Never in the history of India has the need for medical oxygen been felt in such quantity,” Prime Minister Modi said in his address. “To meet this demand, work was done on a war footing,” he added.