But many family members scrambled to secure oxygen cylinders for those requiring them after a major supplier suspended production earlier this month. Production was disrupted at Shanghai Shenwei Medical Gas Company after employees tested positive for COVID-19.
Since the company resumed operations on April 13, delivery workers are now racing to provide this vital lifeline to many on time.
Reporters: Li Zhimi; animation: Fu Xiaofan; editors: Lü Xiao and Bibek Bhandari.
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