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Lt Gen Baljit Singh (Retd)
Afriend informed me the other day that Goody Grewal and Vinod Uppal had died of Covid-19 at the Army Base Hospital, Delhi.
The first memory of Goody to cross my mind was of Gentleman Cadet GS Grewal commanding the passing-out parade of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, and at the finale marching straight as a lance up to the podium for the conferment of the coveted Sword of Honour.
Fifteen years later, we met at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, where Goody was a regular presence at the Sunday morning horse rides. All riders were mounted on their favourite horses and Major Gen RK Ranjit Singh, the Commandant, was set to lead. Late to arrive, Goody lunged towards his horse and in the fog of the hangover of the night before, he brushed past the General, who smiled, doffed his hat and called out, “Good Morning, Goody!”
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 4
Piqued over shortage of oxygen in the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain why contempt proceedings shouldn’t be initiated against it for failing to comply with the order to supply 700 MT oxygen daily to hospitals for treating Covid-19 patients.
“ You can put your head in sand like an ostrich, we will not.” Bench
Coming down heavily on the Centre over the inadequate oxygen supply to Delhi, a Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli said: “You (Centre) can put your head in sand like an ostrich, we will not…. Are you living in ivory towers?”
: Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 12:44 PM IST
Delhi s Army Base Hospital, others send SOS as oxygen crisis continues amid spike in COVID-19 cases
ANI
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, the situation in Delhi has shown little change over the last few weeks. Hospitals continue to send distress messages with alarming frequency, even as others take to social media in a frantic search for emergency drugs and other medical supplies. In some cases, patients have also passed away after hospitals in the national capital ran out of oxygen.
On Tuesday, the Army Base Hospital reportedly faced an oxygen crisis, with supplies dwindling rapidly. As per updates shared on Twitter, while supplies are being replenished, this is merely a fraction of the total requirements. Reports indicate that while the Delhi government had been allotting 1 MT of oxygen until Monday this is less than a third of the total daily requirement. Additionally, this amount has now been cut to half. This in turn has promp
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Delhi govt reduces oxygen quota for Army Base Hospital, issue needs immediate resolution to avoid shortage: Army sources ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 15:10 IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Delhi government has reduced the quota of oxygen for the Army Base Hospital at Delhi Cantt. Army authorities have taken up the matter with the local authorities through the defence ministry, Indian Army sources said on Tuesday.
According to the sources, the Army Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt has enough supplies for the time being and can take care of its patients but the issue has to be addressed shortly which could otherwise lead to shortages.
Army Base Hospital faces oxygen woes after Delhi cuts quota
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The Army had to call in emergency resources, some from as far away as Haridwar, to cater to the shortages after the allotment was reduced by a third, impacting over 450 patients on oxygen support, with a waiting list of hundreds more.
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The oxygen crisis that has hit the national capital is impacting the Army too, with its base hospital that has been designated as a Covid-facility facing shortages after its allocation quota was cut by the Delhi government.
The Army had to call in emergency resources, some from as far away as Haridwar, to cater to the shortages after the allotment was reduced by a third, impacting over 450 patients on oxygen support, with a waiting list of hundreds more.