No reaction was immediately available from the Haryana government. According to an official, Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital at Pusa Road had five hours of oxygen left around 4:30 pm. There are 58 COVID patients, including 10 in ICU, in the hospital. The vendor, as per its representative, is not being allowed by the Haryana government to supply oxygen cylinders and liquid oxygen to Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, Pusa Road. Supply left is sufficient only for five hours, the official said. He said the Centre needs to intervene as a large number of hospitals are affected due to the stoppage of oxygen supply from Haryana .
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Delhi hospitals allege Haryana govt not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them
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Amid a serious oxygen crisis unfolding in the city, many Delhi hospitals have said that the Haryana government was not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them.
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To meet their own demand, the supply of oxygen to Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, from which Haryana previously obtained oxygen, has been halted (PTI Photo/Representative)
Several hospitals in Delhi on Wednesday alleged that the Haryana government was not allowing vendors to supply oxygen to them and there is only limited stock left as hundreds of coronavirus patients battled for their life in these healthcare facilities.
Amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases, concerns over oxygen supply for coronavirus patients continued in the national capital on Tuesday, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia flagging the urgent need in both government and private hospitals across the city.