8 Covid-19 patients, including senior doctor, died due to oxygen shortage in Delhi hospital Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Eight Covid-19 patients, including a senior doctor, of a hospital in Delhi died due to oxygen shortage, a hospital official said today. We are trying to revive five other critical patients, said Dr SCL Gupta of Batra Hospital.
The doctor who died has been identified as RK Himthani, the head of the gastroenterology department, he added.
Hospital officials told the Delhi High Court, which is hearing on a medical crisis triggered by a devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections, that around 230 people had been without oxygen for more than an hour, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Doctor Among 12 Dead After Delhi s Batra Hospital Runs Out Of Oxygen
At least 12 people died in Delhi’s Batra hospital on Saturday due to shortage of oxygen.
Outlook Web Bureau 01 May 2021, Last Updated at 5:46 pm
This is the second time the hospital facility ran out of oxygen supply in a span of a week. (Representational image.) Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-01T14:56:22+05:30 Doctor Among 12 Dead After Delhi s Batra Hospital Runs Out Of Oxygen outlookindia.com 2021-05-01T17:46:13+05:30
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At least 12 people, including the HOD of the gastroenterology department, died in Delhi’s Batra hospital on Saturday due to shortage of oxygen. This is the second time the hospital facility ran out of oxygen supply in a span of a week.
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Oxygen crisis worsens: 20 die in Delhi hospital
Oxygen crisis worsens: 20 die in Delhi hospital
PTI / Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
Oxy shortage, surge in
COVID cases stretch healthcare infra; facilities struggle, send out SOS
NEWDELHI Twenty people died at Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital, their lives ebbing away as the
hospital waited for oxygen to be replenished, officials said on Saturday, day five of a deepening crisis over the scarcity of oxygen vital to save critically ill COVID patients.
Every few hours, as it has been for the last days, hospitals across the national capital and its suburbs sent out desperate messages of help on social media and other platforms, flagging their dwindling stocks of oxygen. The Maharaja Agrasen Hospital approached the Delhi High Court.
COVID-19 in Delhi: Amid surge in cases, CM Arvind Kejriwal extends lockdown
To keep a watch on oxygen availability, the Delhi government has decided that the manufacturers, suppliers and hospitals will update supply and consumption data every two hours on a portal set up by it
New Delhi: Back to the wall, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi for another week, saying the severity of COVID-19 persists and the positivity rate has been as high as 36 per cent in the last few days.
To keep a watch on oxygen availability, the Delhi government has decided that the manufacturers, suppliers and hospitals will update supply and consumption data every two hours on a portal set up by it.