Delhi s Oxygen Crisis Continues as Several Hospitals Report Shortage to Treat COVID Patients
A number of hospitals have been ringing alarm bells because of their depleting oxygen stocks.
A COVID-19 patient waits outside the LNJP hospital in New Delhi, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
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New Delhi: Battling an acute shortage of oxygen, some hospitals in Delhi on Sunday sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling stocks, with one healthcare facility even “crying out” to the government to shift out its patients.
Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital in Malviya Nagar on Sunday sounded an alarm about their depleting stocks around noon, saying 50 people, including four newborns, were “at risk”.
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COVID-19: Delhi hospitals cry for help amid oxygen shortage
Battling an acute shortage of oxygen, some hospitals in Delhi on Sunday sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling stocks, with one healthcare facility even requesting the government to shift out its patients. Madhukar Rainbow Children s Hospital in Malviya Nagar on Sunday sounded an alarm about their depleting stocks around noon, saying 50 people, including four newborns, were at risk .
Later, at night, the hospital said it will not take any admission which requires oxygen or ventilation support due to inconsistent liquid oxygen supply.
The hospital does not have an oxygen storage tank and depends on oxygen cylinders from a private vendor.
Narendra Modi pays price at the polls as India suffers another day of record deaths
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2 May 2021 • 10:30pm
Mr Modi conceded the election in a Twitter post, though official results have yet been announced
Credit: Reuters
Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, suffered a major blow on Sunday after his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost a key regional election amid mounting criticism of his response to the country s catastrophic outbreak of the coronavirus.
As the votes were counted for the state elections in West Bengal, a new daily record of 3,689 deaths from Covid was recorded on the day, along with 390,000 new infections.
‘Lives At Risk, Major Tragedy May Occur’: Delhi Hospitals Ring Oxygen Alarm Bells
The current wave of coronavirus has put huge pressure on the city s health system, with hospitals facing a shortage of oxygen and equipment to treat Covid-19 patients besides beds.
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Delhi hospitals have claimed that it has become a daily fire-fight for them to save the lives of Covid-19 patients in the absence of a continuous supply of medical oxygen. The current wave of the coronavirus has put huge pressure on the city s health system, with hospitals facing shortage of oxygen and equipment to treat Covid-19 patients besides beds.