COVID-19 crisis: 26 patients die at Goa hospital; Health Minister seeks investigation
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the availability of medical oxygen and its supply to COVID-19 wards in the GMCH might have caused some issues for the patients
BusinessToday.In | May 11, 2021 | Updated 19:28 IST
Twenty-six coronavirus patients succumbed at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, as mentioned by Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. The minister also sought an investigation to find out the exact cause. The fatalities occurred between 2 am and 6 am but did not divulge much about the cause.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the availability of medical oxygen and its supply to COVID-19 wards in the GMCH might have caused some issues for the patients . He stressed that there is no scarcity of oxygen supply in Goa.
Sawant announced the setting up of a ward-wise mechanism to ensure a smooth supply of medical oxygen. Doctors, who are busy treating patients, cannot spend their time in arranging logistics like oxygen. I will hold a meeting immediately to set up ward-wise mechanisms to ensure that oxygen is supplied to patients in time, Sawant told reporters.
Talking about the death of 26 patients, he said only medical experts can certify whether they died due to shortage of oxygen or any other medical reason.
Later, after holding the review meeting, he told reporters that certain corrective steps have been taken. Jumbo cylinders were not reaching in time. The hospital requires 400 jumbo cylinders but now provision would be made to get 600, the chief minister said.
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