5 Covid Patients Die At Roorkee Hospital Due To Disruption In Oxygen Supply Haridwar Oxygen Shortage: The incident occurred in the early hours on Wednesday when oxygen supply to the hospital remained disrupted between 1.30 and 2 am, a doctor at the hospital said.
Updated: May 05, 2021 10:06 am IST
The team will give a report in a week on the availability of oxygen at the hospital. (Representational)
Dehradun/Haridwar:
Five COVID-19 patients, including a woman, died at a private hospital in Roorkee in Uttarakhand s Haridwar district allegedly due to disruption in oxygen supply to the facility for around 30 minutes.
The incident occurred in the early hours on Wednesday when oxygen supply to the hospital remained disrupted between 1.30 and 2 am, a doctor at the hospital said.
Five Covid-19 patients die at Uttarakhand hospital due to disruption in oxygen supply
Five Covid-19 patients die at Uttarakhand hospital due to disruption in oxygen supply
A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident, Haridwar District Magistrate C Ravishankar said on Wednesday.
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UPDATED: May 5, 2021 14:20 IST
Hospitals have been facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen as demand has outstripped supply (File)
Five COVID-19 patients, including a woman, died at a private hospital in Roorkee in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district allegedly due to disruption in oxygen supply to the facility for around 30 minutes.
The incident occurred in the early hours on Wednesday when oxygen supply to the hospital remained disrupted between 1.30 and 2 am, a doctor at the hospital said.
May 04, 2021, 15:13 PM IST
New Delhi: Doctor Renu Agrawal from Noida COVID Hospital on Tuesday (May 5) said that there is no shortage of oxygen or Remdesivir injections in the hospital and that people should stop believing the rumours that are going around.
Dr Renu Agrawal, from the Noida COVID Hospital in sector 39, while speaking to the media, said that the hospital has no shortage of oxygen or Remdesivir. She also cautioned against the rumours of shortage going around. Dr Agarwal, who took over the charge as Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of District Hospital, Sector 30 in October last year, has been managing both the hospitals.
No shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir injections, confirms Medical Superintendent of NOIDA COVID Hospital
Dr Renu Aggarwal, Medical Superintendent of Noida COVID Hospital Sector 39, has said that there is no shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir injections. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: May 4, 2021, 03:04 PM IST
Dr Renu Aggarwal, Medical Superintendent (MS) of Noida COVID Hospital (NCH) Sector 39, in her statement has said that there is no shortage of oxygen and Remdesivir injections and people should not pay attention to rumours. Dr Renu Aggarwal is also the Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of District Hospital, Sector 30 after she took over the charge in October last year. Since then she has been managing both the hospitals.
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