Oxygen leak kills 22 Covid-19 patients in India
Maharashtra chief minister orders an inquiry as India tackles a huge increase in coronavirus cases and deaths
Police stand guard at the entrance of Zakir Hussain Hospital after an oxygen leak caused the deaths of 21 coronavirus patients on April 21. (Photo: Viru Kadam/AFP)
An oxygen leak at a government hospital in India has killed 22 Covid-19 patients as the entire country faces a huge shortage of oxygen to support pandemic-hit patients.
The leak in the main liquid oxygen storage tank at Zakir Hussain Hospital, managed by the Nashik Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra state, led to a drop in the oxygen pressure of ventilators and the patients died immediately on April 21, said a senior official.
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The Vatican is to investigate allegations against an Indian bishop two years after some priests and laypeople accused of him fathering two children and embezzling church funds.
A team of church people has been appointed to probe the claims against Bishop K.A. William of Mysore (now Mysuru) Diocese in southern India’s Karnataka state, said a church official who asked not to be named.
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MUMBAI: Cardinal Oswald Gracias on March 4 took the first dose of Covid vaccine after inaugurating a designated vaccination center at Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb.
The hospital, which is managed by the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate congregation, launched the second phase of vaccination drive for senior citizens and comorbid population, Medical Superintendent Sister Beena Devassia Madhavath told Matters India.
The cardinal, who is the head of the Catholic Church in India and archbishop of Bombay, opened the center in the morning with a prayer. “This is a historic and revolutionary step in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,” he said.