AIIMS emergency department admissions briefly disrupted as oxygen pipelines reorganized amid high demand SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 04:39 PM IST Share Synopsis Around 100 coronavirus-infected patients are already receiving treatment at the emergency department. This is in addition to more than 800 patients who are already admitted at various centres of AIIMS, said the officials of the premier hospital. Agencies Admissions to the emergency department of the AIIMS were restricted for around an hour. Admissions to the emergency department of the AIIMS were restricted for around an hour as the oxygen pipelines were being reorganized due to an increased demand for the life-saving gas for COVID-19 patients coming in high numbers, officials said.