Desperate for oxygen for Covid-19 patients, Delhi hospitals go to court

NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - A court in India's capital New Delhi has become the last hope for many hospitals struggling to get oxygen for Covid-19 patients as supplies run dangerously short while government officials bicker over who is responsible.
A two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court has been holding almost daily video conferences to hear petitions from hospitals invoking India's constitutional right to protection of life.
Local and federal officials are attending. The court's intervention has saved lives, lawyers say.
On Sunday (May 2), with just 30 minutes of oxygen left for 42 Covid-19 patients at Sitaram Bhartia hospital, and new supplies nowhere in sight, the hospital authorities approached the Delhi court as a "last resort" for help, lawyer Shyel Trehan said.

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