‘Near breaking point’: An unending loop of oxygen shortages and tragic deaths in Delhi hospitals
At least three hospitals in Delhi have lost patients because of shortages in oxygen. 4 hours ago A relative comforts a Covid-19 patient breathing with the help of oxygen in Ghaziabad on May 2. | Sajjad Hussain/AFP
After being infected with Covid-19, sixty-two-year-old Prakash Dutt Dwivedi admitted himself at the Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre in South Delhi on April 26. On May 1, his relatives got a call at noon from the hospital saying Dwivedi’s condition was deteriorating.
“Within 15 minutes we found out that he passed away,” said Amit Bharadwaj, Dwivedi’s relative.
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6 May 2021
The deaths of Chinese coronavirus patients due to oxygen shortages in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are “not less than a genocide,” Uttar Pradesh’s top court claimed Tuesday.
“We are at pain in observing that death of Covid [Chinese coronavirus] patients just for non-supply of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen,” a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar of the Allahabad High Court, which has jurisdiction over Uttar Pradesh, said on May 4.
The death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a criminal act and not less than a genocide , said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in COVID-19 infections. We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, read the order by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma.
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Death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen criminal act, not less than genocide : Allahabad HC ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 05:30 IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): The death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a criminal act and not less than a genocide , said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in COVID-19 infections. We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, read the order by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma.
Criminal act, not less than genocide : Allahabad HC on COVID deaths due to non supply of oxygen
The High Court observed that stories of hoarding of oxygen cylinders and harassment meted out to those poor citizens are being viralled in social media.
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ALLAHABAD: The death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a criminal act and not less than a genocide , said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in COVID-19 infections. We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, read the order by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma.