Oxygen shortage deaths | War of words between Deputy Commissioners of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar continues
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Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru Rohini Sindhuri clarifyied that previously, she had neither rationed nor controlled oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar
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Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru Rohini Sindhuri clarifyied that previously, she had neither rationed nor controlled oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar The war of words between the Deputy Commissioners of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar over the death of COVID-19 patients in Chamarajanagar district hospital due to non-availability of oxygen continued on Wednesday with the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru Rohini Sindhuri clarifying that she neither rationed nor controlled oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar.
War of words between DCs continues
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I did not ration or control oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar district, says Rohini Sindhuri
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I did not ration or control oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar district, says Rohini Sindhuri
The war of words between the Deputy Commissioners of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar over the death of COVID-19 patients in Chamarajanagar district hospital due to non-availability of oxygen continued on Wednesday with the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru Rohini Sindhuri clarifying that she neither rationed nor controlled oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar.
“I categorically state that as Deputy Commissioner Mysuru, I did not ration or control oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar district or any other district”, Ms Sindhuri said in a statement on Wednesday.
Spotlight over lack of overseeing agency in State
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May 05, 2021 23:38 IST
Districts that do not have oxygen manufacturing or refilling units are left to fend for themselves
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Districts that do not have oxygen manufacturing or refilling units are left to fend for themselves
The death of 24 people on May 2 and 3, allegedly owing to shortage of oxygen highlights a larger issue that pervades the State: the absence of an agency for overseeing equitable distribution of medical oxygen to different parts of Karnataka.
One of the most backward districts in Karnataka, Chamarajanagar does not have either a medical oxygen manufacturing facility or refilling and distribution units. Its dependence on medical oxygen suppliers from outside the district, particularly neighbouring Mysuru, has gone up sharply at a time when the number of COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen increase
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With no proper infrastructure in villages, pressure is high on the district hospital
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Last year, the Chamarajanagar district administration had blocked roads winding through forests and connecting hamlets and villages, to minimise contact with the outside world, and stay ahead of the COVID-19 curve.
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With no proper infrastructure in villages, pressure is high on the district hospital
Surrounded by forests and hills, Chamarajanagar district which staved off the first wave of COVID-19 till as late as June 2020 and was in the ‘green’ category for long, is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases in rural areas than in urban centres in the second wave of the pandemic. The district witnessed the shocking deaths of 24 COVID-19 patients within 24 hours between Sunday and Monday, some of whom died allegedly due to lack of oxygen.
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May 03, 2021 12:23 IST
‘All the patients who died were on ventilator and they had co-morbidities. The deaths are not necessarily due to oxygen shortage,’ says Deputy Commissioner.
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‘All the patients who died were on ventilator and they had co-morbidities. The deaths are not necessarily due to oxygen shortage,’ says Deputy Commissioner.
A surge in the deaths of COVID-19 patients in Chamarajanagar near here has sparked panic among the people regarding oxygen scarcity.
Against a daily average of eight to 10 deaths, a total of 22 COVID-19 patients died late on Sunday.
“All the patients who died were on ventilator and they had co-morbidities. The deaths are not necessarily due to oxygen shortage,” Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar M.R. Ravi told