SC lauds Mumbai's oxygen management, asks Centre, Delhi government to talk with BMC
A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that Mumbai managed with 275 MT of oxygen even when the active cases had crossed 92,000.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday lauded the efforts of Maharashtra authorities in ensuring oxygen supply to COVID patients in Mumbai and asked the Centre and the Delhi government to talk with the civic body officials of that city to learn about augmenting and managing the supply.
However, the district administration officials refute the claims made by hospital authorities.
Joint Magistrate, Roorkee, Namami Bansal said, "The directions to the Covid Care Centers is clear. They have to maintain atleast 12 hours backup of Oxygen. In this case the hospital was not found complying to the norms."
The hospital has total 70 beds, out of which 50 patients were being given oxygen through the central system, while others were on oxygen cylinders.
Following the incident, District Magistrate of Haridwar C Ravi Shankar organised an online meeting with all the Covid hospital managers regarding availability and supply of oxygen.
He directed the hospitals to inform the administration about Oxygen requirements by 4.00 pm everyday so that supplied can be ensured on time.
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COVID-19: SC directs Centre to prepare buffer stock of oxygen for use in emergencies
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to prepare a buffer stock of oxygen for emergency purposes in collaboration with states and decentralise the location of the stocks so that it is immediately available if the normal supply chain is disrupted. A three-judge bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said the emergency stocks shall be created within the next four days and replenished on a day-to-day basis, in addition to the existing allocation of medical oxygen supply to the states.
"We direct the central government in collaboration with the states to prepare a buffer stock of oxygen to be used for emergency purposes to ensure supply lines continue to function even in unforeseen circumstances. The location of the emergency stocks shall be decentralised so as to be immediately available if the normal supply chain is disrupted to any hospital for any reason," the bench said.
As part of its "solidarity mission", France will send to India 28 tonnes of medical supplies, including eight large oxygen generation plants on Sunday, to help the country in its fight against a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said the plants will be able to make eight hospitals "oxygen autonomous" for over 10 years.
"The first phase of French solidarity mission is underway. Twenty-eight tons of medical equipment will be flown in tomorrow, including eight world-class oxygen plants that will make eight Indian hospitals oxygen autonomous for 10+ years," he tweeted.
The French shipment is also expected to comprise liquid oxygen containers, ventilators and other medical supplies.
Karan Thapar | India’s grim reality out in the open as myths busted
Published Apr 30, 2021, 4:50 am IST
Updated Apr 30, 2021, 4:50 am IST
It wasn’t so long ago that we convinced ourselves we are a superpower or, at least, one that’s definitely in the making
Relatives and family members perform last rites during mass cremation of COVID-19 victims, at Swar Rekha Ghat cremation ground, in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI)
It wasn’t so long ago that we convinced ourselves we are a superpower or, at least, one that’s definitely in the making. We believed the evidence was long and compelling -- the world’s largest democracy, the sixth biggest economy, a 1.38 billion-strong domestic market, excellence in IT and the West’s back office, an unbeatable cricket team, the home of Bollywood, one of the most successful diasporas and, of course, a Prime Minister on first name terms with all the world’s top leaders. The RSS was convinced this was because we are a Hindu majority nation. The BJP was more specific. It was because of Narendra Modi.
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Recently, the Union home secretary, through a letter to the Delhi government, alleged the Kejriwal-led governemnt did not act in a professional manner during the time of crisis. (Photo: PTI)
Health and other responsibilities related to it in the national capital lies with the Kejriwal-led Government as per the government of National Capital Territory (GNCTD) Amendment Act, 2021, said the Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement.
The Government of National Capital Territory (GNCTD) Amendment Act, 2021 came into force after being passed by the Lok Sabha on March 22, 2021, by the Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2021, and after the assent of the President of India on March 28, 2021. The Amendment Act has the effect of amending Sections 21, 24, 33 and 44 of the Act.
Jharkhand man travels 1,300 kms in 24 hours to bring oxygen to Covid positive friend
Jharkhand man travels 1,300 kms in 24 hours to bring oxygen to Covid positive friend
Devendra Sharma undertook a 24-hour journey, covering 1,300 kms from Ranchi to Ghaziabad, to deliver oxygen cylinders to his friend Rajan, who had tested positive for Covid-19. Rajan had oxygen supply left for just one more day when Devendra travelled all the way to Ghaziabad to save his life.
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Devendra Sharma undertook a 24-hour journey, covering 1,300 km from Ranchi to Ghaziabad, to deliver oxygen cylinders to his friend Rajan.
A man from Jharkhand’s Ranchi covered a distance of 1,300 kms in 24 hours to deliver oxygen cylinders to his Covid positive friend in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
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Several US lawmakers have expressed concern over the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in India and have urged the Biden administration to provide all necessary help to the country.
Several US lawmakers have expressed concern over the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in India and have urged the Biden administration to provide all necessary help to the country.
âWe have the resources to help, and other people need it; that makes it our moral obligation to do so,â Democratic Senator Edward Markey said in a tweet.
India is reporting the worldâs highest ever single-day coronavirus cases, he added.