Covid 19 coronavirus: Desperation is spreading across India
11 May, 2021 07:47 PM
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Relatives and volunteers prepare to cremate the people who died of Covid-19 in New Delhi, India. Photo / AP
Relatives and volunteers prepare to cremate the people who died of Covid-19 in New Delhi, India. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj
Infections, deaths and breakdowns that began in big cities a few weeks ago are rapidly advancing into rural areas, unleashing deep fear in places with little medical safety net. Dozens of bodies washed up on the banks of the Ganges this week, most likely the remains of people who perished from Covid-19.
Tirupati: Oxygen Supply Disruption Kills 11 COVID-19 Patients in Govt Hospital
The delay in the arrival of an oxygen tanker from Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu reportedly triggered the crisis.
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New Delhi:Â Eleven COVID-19 patients died due to a problem in oxygen supply inside the ICU in the government-run Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital in Tirupati late on Monday night, Chittoor district collector M. Hari Narayanan said.
There was a five-minute lag in reloading the oxygen cylinder that caused the pressure to drop, resulting in the deaths, he said. “The oxygen supply was restored within five minutes and everything is now normal. Because of this we could prevent more casualties,” Hari Narayanan added. According to him, the delay in the arrival of an oxygen tanker from Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu triggered the crisis.
Coronavirus: 11 patients die in Andhra Pradesh hospital after oxygen supply gets disrupted
District Collector M Hari Narayana said while the patients on oxygen support died, they were able to save many others. Updated May 11, 2021 · 01:10 pm Image for representation: A worker loads an empty medical oxygen cylinder onto a mini truck. | Manjunath Kiran / AFP
Eleven Covid-19 patients died at a hospital in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Monday after the supply of medical oxygen was disrupted, reported
The Indian Express, citing officials.
The incident took place in the intensive care unit ward of the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital after a tanker carrying oxygen was delayed.
COVID victims get formal adieu, as kin stay away
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MLA performs last rites of 21 bodies in Tirupati
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The mortal remains of Covid victims get ready for funeral at SVRRGGH mortuary in Tirupati on Wednesday.
MLA performs last rites of 21 bodies in Tirupati
The array of packed bodies arranged on the ground in front of the mortuary of Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital painted a grim picture.
Though hailing from varied family backgrounds, socio-economic strata, caste and religion, all of them reached the morgue as dead bodies, with their kin not in a position to perform the last rites. In a moving gesture, the government arranged to perform last rites to the 21 persons who died of COVID-19. The bodies were offered garlands and the rituals performed according to their social customs.
Andhra: YSRCP MLA from Tirupati performs last rites of 21 Covid victims deserted by families
Tirupati MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy performed the final rites of 21 persons who died of Covid-19.
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Tirupati MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy who himself tested positive for Covid-19 twice last year, performed funerals on Wednesday. (Photo: India Today/Ashish Pandey)
At a time when stigma prevails over last rites of victims of the novel coronavirus, a Tirupati MLA in Andhra Pradesh s Chittoor district performed the last rites of Covid-19 patients whose bodies were either left unclaimed or abandoned by the families.
Senior YSR Congress party leader Bhumana Karunakar Reddy who himself tested positive for Covid-19 twice last year, performed funerals on Wednesday, donning a PPE suit. He conducted the last rights with the help of United Muslim Association.