Delhi hospitals allege Haryana govt not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them
Delhi hospitals allege Haryana govt not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them
Amid a serious oxygen crisis unfolding in the city, many Delhi hospitals have said that the Haryana government was not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them.
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UPDATED: April 21, 2021 19:15 IST
To meet their own demand, the supply of oxygen to Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, from which Haryana previously obtained oxygen, has been halted (PTI Photo/Representative)
Several hospitals in Delhi on Wednesday alleged that the Haryana government was not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them and there is only limited stock left as hundreds of coronavirus patients battled for their life in these healthcare facilities.
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Some major government and private hospitals in Delhi received fresh stock of medical oxygen in the early hours of Wednesday.
These oxygen tanks arrived at Delhi hospitals late on Tuesday (April 20).
New Delhi: Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, concerns over oxygen supply for patients suffering from coronavirus continues to haunt the national capital’s hospitals on Wednesday (April 21).
Some major government and private hospitals in Delhi received fresh stock of medical oxygen in the early hours of Wednesday, averting a crisis just in time, according to officials.
A day after Delhi hospitals reported an acute shortage of oxygen supply in the high court and political leaders including Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia appealed the Centre to supply oxygen cylinders to the COVID hospitals in the national capital, over 4500 cubic metres of oxygen were supplied by a private vendor and 6000 cubic meters by Inox Air to Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in the
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New Delhi, April 21
Some major government and private hospitals in Delhi received fresh stock of medical oxygen in the early hours of Wednesday, averting a crisis just in time, according to officials.
Gangaram Hospital received 5,000 cubic metres of oxygen supply from a private vendor before 3 am.
This stock should last till Wednesday afternoon. The supply from another oxygen firm is still awaited, sources said.
An official at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital confirmed that a truck carrying oxygen from a firm reached them around 1:30 am.