Delhi: 20 COVID-19 patients die due to oxygen shortage at Jaipur Golden Hospital
While the whole nation has been facing a crisis over the prevailing situation arising out of the second wave of coronavirus, at least 20 coronavirus patients at Delhi's Jaipur Golden Hospital died on Friday, due to a shortage of oxygen supply.
The authorities at the hospital said that the oxygen supply would last only half an hour while more than 200 lives were at stake.
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Meanwhile, Deepender Singh Hooda said in a tweet that "Just got a call from Vipan Khanna, Director of Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi. He was panicked. Since last night, 20 coronavirus patients have lost their lives due to the loss of oxygen. 90 patients are in ICU and if we would not be provided oxygen that several people may die."
Likewise, Batra Hospital in Tughlakabad Institutional Area has received an emergency oxygen supply from the Delhi government soon after its stock was exhausted.
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Delhi has been battling with the shortage of oxygen supply amid the second wave of coronavirus. The Executive Director of the hospital Sudhanshu Bankata said the oxygen stock exhausted at around 9 am.
Earlier on Friday, the Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava instructed the police officers that requests received by PCR for the supply of oxygen to hospitals should be passed on to designated helpline numbers.
With several hospitals in the national capital struggling with low levels of oxygen supply, the Delhi government has decided to maintain a buffer stock to be used during extremely critical situations.
-PTC News
