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Suzuki and Honda shut production in India to free up oxygen

Government urges manufacturers to free up oxygen for medical use

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People carry an oxygen cylinder outside a factory to get it refilled in New Delhi. © Reuters

RYOSUKE HANADA, Nikkei staff writer
April 29, 2021 23:10 JST
Updated on April 30, 2021 00:20 JST

MUMBAI -- Surging COVID-19 infections have forced Suzuki, Honda and Toyota to temporarily idle production in India as the government urges manufacturers to redirect industrial-use oxygen for medical use.

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