Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has taken an important decision "to boost oxygen availability to hospitals and help people" across the country as India fights a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Medical oxygen generation plants will be set up in every district using the PM-Cares Fund. The move comes as the country battles a frightening surge in Covid cases. This morning, India reported nearly 3.5 lakh fresh infections and over 2,700 deaths in a new record high.