Oxygen tankers have arrived at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital after the hospital sent an SOS.
Delhi: Oxygen tanker arrives at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital after the hospital sends SOS pic.twitter.com/MLDiFm6vmq
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021
Earlier the hospital sent an SOS to the Arvind Kejriwal government, saying there are only two hours of oxygen left at the facility and said that the lives of 60 sickest patients are in peril.
The hospital officials said that 25 sickest patients have died in the last 24 hours.
False reports that they died due to lack of O2. When O2 pressure lowered in ICU beds, gave patients O2 manually. Didn’t let anyone die without O2. Inox told us after getting state govt’s NOC, they’ll supply 9000-10,000 cubic meters of O2 daily: Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital pic.twitter.com/CwEVHPKFwe
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021
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The worsening COVID-19 situation has seen a surge in the demand for medical oxygen and beds for the COVID-19 patients and many states are reporting a shortage in essential medical supplies. Availability of oxygen is a key element in the treatment of certain medical conditions in the Covid infection.
Delhi registered 26,169 new COVID-19 cases and 306 related deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the health bulletin update on Thursday evening. This was the highest number of COVID-19 fatalities the national capital has registered in Delhi in a single day.
(With ANI Inputs)