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Oxygen shortage | Ruia tragedy attributed to stress on medical infrastructure Updated: Updated: May 11, 2021 13:51 IST The brief disruption in the flow of oxygen from the tanker was said to have caused the incident Share Article AAA Member of Parliament M. Gurumoorthy, MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and mayor R. Sireesha inspecting restoration of oxygen supply at SVRR Government General Hospital in Tirupati on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The brief disruption in the flow of oxygen from the tanker was said to have caused the incident The unfortunate incident in which eleven patients lost their lives due to disruption in oxygen supply at Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia hospital on Monday night is primarily attributed to the heavy stress on medical infrastructure. The sudden rush of patients requiring oxygen, especially over the last four days, had a cumulative effect.
Sri Padmavathi Nilayam withdraws COVID service Updated: Updated: The pilgrim centre had accommodated 14,389 patients since pandemic broke out Share Article AAA TUDA Chairman and government whip Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy felicitating SVIMS virology lab head Usha Kalawat in Tirupati on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The pilgrim centre had accommodated 14,389 patients since pandemic broke out Sri Padmavathi Nilayam, which was turned into a COVID Care Centre to house patients when cases were surging and many hospitals were getting overwhelmed, has withdrawn from offering the services, announced Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) officially on Friday. The massive building complex abutting the Chennai highway, built by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to accommodate pilgrims, was later handed over to A.P. Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) for better management, but was finally taken over by TUDA when COVID struck.