Glitches in distribution, storage hit oxygen supply in Vizag Updated: Updated: ‘Private hospitals forced to turn away patients requiring oxygen support’ Share Article AAA Family members of COVID-19 patients waiting at the help-desk for updates, at the CSR block of King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak ‘Private hospitals forced to turn away patients requiring oxygen support’ A sharp rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the city has turned the spotlight on the availability of medical oxygen at hospitals. While there is no shortage of liquid medical oxygen, some issues with the distribution process and shortage of empty oxygen cylinders is said to be the reason behind the non-availability of beds with oxygen supply at hospitals.