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Cases against two Delhi hospitals for turning away COVID patients
Cases were registered against two hospitals in Delhi on Sunday for turning away COVID-19 patients, a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned them of strict action if found giving wrong information about the availability of beds. Complaints about filing the FIRs against the hospitals under the Disaster Management Act was earlier filed by the Delhi government at police stations concerned, an official said.
Legal action was sought against the two hospitals, one in south Delhi and another in Janakpuri, for putting out wrong information on the availability of COVID beds on the Delhi Corona app, an official statement said.
Delhi hospitals gasping for breath, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi and Union minister Piyush Goyal to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, ramping up of beds
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inspects Covid care facilities inside the CWG Village on Sunday as coronavirus cases surge in New Delhi. (Photo | EPS/PARVEEN NEGI)
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NEW DELHI: As the healthcare system is nearing collapse in Delhi, with the city registering the biggest jump in daily Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday shot off letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal urging them to ramp up bed capacity in central government- run hospitals and to ensure “uninterrupted” supply of medical oxygen. “The Covid situation has become very serious in Delhi.
Hospital situation
States across India are facing a grim situation with Hospitals running out of beds, vaccine stock, oxygen cylinders and remdesivir injections. In what can be deemed as a national Covid emergency, Maharashtra is left with only 2 days of vaccine stock. BMC has said that if vaccines don’t come in by Tuesday, then Centres may be shut from Wednesday.
State Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said Maharastra is administering 3.5 lakh vaccinations per day with a capacity of 8 lakh vaccinations in Maharashtra. However, they have asked the Centre for 50 lakh vaccines a week. He added that people are being turned down in Maharashtra due to shortage of vaccines.
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On Sunday, Delhi recorded the biggest jump in its daily COVID-19 tally with 25,462 fresh cases, while the positivity rate shot up to 29.74%.
The Delhi CM has written to the central government for assistance with oxygen and beds in the capital. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A curfew will be imposed in Delhi from tonight (April 19) until next Monday morning, NDTV reported, as the capital city recorded its highest-ever single day increase in new COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate has reached alarming levels.
“In the last 24 hours, around 23,500 cases were reported. In last 3-4 days, around 25,000 cases have been reported. Positivity rate and infection have increased. If 25,000 patients come every day then the system will crumble, there’s a shortage of beds,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday, while announcing the decision.
Delhi s oxygen quota diverted to other states, alleges Kejriwal ANI | Updated: Apr 18, 2021 21:19 IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases in the national capital continue to rise at an alarming rate, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said Delhi is facing an acute shortage of oxygen and needs much more than the normal supply.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal also claimed that instead of increasing the oxygen supply to the national capital, Delhi s quota has been to other states. Delhi facing acute shortage of oxygen. In view of sharply increasing cases, Delhi needs much more than the normal supply. Rather than increasing supply, our normal supply has been sharply reduced and Delhi s quota has been diverted to other states. OXYGEN HAS BECOME AN EMERGENCY IN DELHI, he tweeted.