Oxygen scarcity hits hospital admissions in Kadapa
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated May 9, 2021, 9:57 am IST
Against the need for 26 kl, Kadapa getting only 17.5 kl a day
Hospitals are unable to fully allot the available beds and are denying or discouraging admissions owing to lack of oxygen. They say the supplies are barely enough to meet the needs of those undergoing treatment. — Representational image/AP
Kadapa: Faced with shortage of oxygen supply, government as well as private hospitals are denying admission to patients arriving with breathlessness issues and gasping for the life-saving gas.
Though the district administration is striving to create more beds should there be a need, arranging adequate oxygen supply to the need has become a gruelling task for officials.