Against the backdrop of the world's second most populous country in the grips of a catastrophic COVID-19 surge, the Global Fund today said it approved $75 million to help India buy oxygen concentrators and oxygen plants.In other developments, several groups and leaders praised the United States' statement yesterday supporting a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, but others warned that the step could hamstring vaccine production.Meeting medium-range needs for oxygenWith its aid announcement for India today, the Global Fund said the effort is designed to help the country meet its medium-range needs for oxygen, which along with corticosteroids is among the only proven lifesaving treatment for the sickest