Family members create ruckus at Jaipur hospital after 4 Covid-19 patients die
Family members create ruckus at Jaipur hospital after 4 Covid-19 patients die
Family members of deceased Covid-19 patients allegedly created ruckus at a private hospital in Jaipur on Wednesday.
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UPDATED: April 28, 2021 15:17 IST
Family members of the deceased allegedly created ruckus in a hospital in Jaipur on Wednesday. (Image for representation: PTI)
Four Covid-19 patients died at a private hospital in Jaipur following which their family members created ruckus at the facility alleging there was no staff to change oxygen cylinders, police said on Wednesday.
Station House Officer of Kalwar police station, Gurudutt Saini, said oxygen was available but no staff was available to replace the cylinders at the hospital.
Raghu Sharma. File photo
Apart from it, 42,886 beds have been kept in isolation wards for infection patients at over 400 hospitals in the State, Raghu Sharma said in a statement. Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Saturday said they have 8,532 oxygen-supported and 2,326 ICU beds for coronavirus patients in the State. Apart from it, 42,886 beds have been kept in isolation wards for infection patients at over 400 hospitals in the State, the Minister said in a statement.
Coronavirus patients are currently being treated at 429 medical institutions, including 60 hospitals and 282 care centres, he said.
More than 78,000 tests are being conducted daily in 67 laboratories and the figure will be taken to one lakh samples a day soon, the Minister said, adding that so far, they have tested 81.11 lakh people.
Vaccination in Rajasthan in Hindi, राजस्थान देश का दूसरा ऐसा राज्य बन गया है, जिसने सोमवार दोपहर तक एक करोड़ से अधिक लोगों का टीकाकरण (Vaccination) किया है।
Covid-19 cases are rapidly increasing due to negligence of people, Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma (left) said.
JAIPUR: Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma on Monday said that the possibility of getting infected with Covid-19 even after vaccination cannot be ruled out and those who got vaccinated should not give up wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.
He said that testing facilities for Covid-19 will soon be increased to one lakh per day from the existing 70,000 in the state.
Covid-19 cases are rapidly increasing due to negligence of people. The number of those infected with Covid-19 across the state in February was only 60, today the number has crossed 1,700, Sharma said