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Oxygen shortage has turned out to be a huge challenge amid Covid crisis. (Representational)
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Raghav Chadha said five oxygen cylinders have been arranged
12 people died on Saturday at Batra Hospital due to oxygen shortage
New Delhi:
A children s hospital in Delhi sent out a desperate appeal for help on Twitter this morning and said it was running out of medical oxygen, a day after the national capital witnessed a tragedy when 12 people, including a doctor, died due to oxygen shortage at Batra Hospital. Tens of thousands of fresh Covid infections added to the national capital s caseload in the last few weeks have overburdened the hospitals that are now scrambling for resources.
Read more about Major tragedy may occur : Two Delhi hospitals ring oxygen alarm bells on Business Standard. At least two hospitals in Delhi sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling oxygen stocks amid spiralling coronavirus cases