Hospitals stop admitting COVID patients due to oxygen shortage My Republica
KATHMANDU, May 14 The number of COVID patients is increasing across the country but hospitals are not able to provide services as per their capacity due to lack of oxygen. With the government authorities enforcing a quota system on oxygen supply, the number of patients that hospitals are admitting has been declining.
The Patan Academy of Health Sciences had expressed commitment to treat 300 COVID patients. The hospital has admitted only 170 people due to lack of oxygen. According to the Director of the hospital Dr Ravi Shakya, 80 percent of the admitted patients need oxygen. Some of them are in need of high flow oxygen as they cannot supply oxygen. He said that the hospital has reduced the number of patients to 170. He said doctors administered oxygen with their hands to some patients due to lack of oxygen.