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New Delhi:Â In a move that gave Army doctors some tense moments in the national capital, the daily oxygen quota of the Base Hospital was cut by the Delhi government Monday. This forced the Army to approach the Ministry of Defence for additional allocation of oxygen and also arrange it on their own.
However, according to Army sources, there is currently no need to panic as oxygen levels are being maintained in the hospital and more arrangements are being made.
They noted that there was no issue with the Research and Referral Hospital since its oxygen requirement was less, but there were some concerns about the Base Hospital, which has been converted into a 450-bed Covid facility. The majority of its patients, including civilians, need continuous oxygen supply.
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The Delhi government has been demanding 976 MT of oxygen from the Centre in view of a high rate of admission of Covid-19 patients. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-03T18:49:41+05:30 Manish Sisodia Seeks Army’s Help, Says Delhi Received Less Than Allocated Oxygen outlookindia.com 2021-05-03T18:54:12+05:30
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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said that the Delhi government is asking for help for beds and oxygen supply from several entities, including those in the private sector. He also said that Delhi received 440 metric tonnes (MT) of oxygen, which was lesser than the allocated quota of 590 MT and much lesser than Delhi s requirement of 976 MT .
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, "We need urgent help to transport oxygen. We have sought help from different sources including the Army, Central government and its different wings, and private sector for transportation of oxygen."
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Latest demand has come from Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia who Monday wrote to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calling for the Army to set up 11,000 beds in the national capital.Â
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New Delhi: As the country faces one of the worst healthcare crises in several decades, the armed forcesâ Medical Corps finds itself stretched as it swings between the increasing demand from the civilian side as well as its own, ThePrint has learnt.
The latest demand has come in from the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who has written to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calling for the Army to set up 11,000 beds, including 1,000 ICU ones, in the national capital.Â
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Citing Delhi s COVID-19 data, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the national capital s health infrastructure is stretched to the limit.
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NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to exempt GST on oxygen concentrators for the next six months due to raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Citing Delhi s COVID-19 data, he said the national capital s health infrastructure is stretched to the limit.
On an average, there have been 25,000 new COVID cases everyday in Delhi and about 10 per cent of them require some form of hospitalisation including oxygen support, he said.