A woman helps her father breathe with the aid of supplemental oxygen provided by an NGO on a pavement in Bengaluru
MYSURU: Hospitals continued to battle a shortage in oxygen with a private hospital in Mysuru narrowly averting a Chamarajanagar-like tragedy.
The private hospital, which is treating Covid patients, approached authorities on Sunday midnight seeking fresh stock. They told officials they had only 45 minutes of oxygen left. However, authorities managed to arrange a refill in time.
More than 650 Covid patients at Krishnarajendra Hospital, a government facility, faced a similar threat on Monday. The hospital in Mysuru has a tank of 13 kilo litres capacity.