Oxygen Shortage: 20 COVID-19 Patients Die At Delhi Hospital
At a time when the national capital is fighting its biggest battle against the novel coronavirus, at least 20 COVID-19 patients who were receiving treatments in the critical care unit of Jaipur Golden hospital died late Friday night due to the shortage of oxygen. Following the tragic incident, the hospital has appealed to the authority in the national capital to arrange oxygen at the earliest.
According to the hospital, “A supply of 3.5 metric tonnes of oxygen was supposed to reach by 5 p.m. yesterday. But it reached around midnight. By then, 20 patients had died.”
Raipur COVID Hospital Fire: 1 Corona Patient Burnt Alive, 3 Die Of Suffocation Apr 18, 2021, 13:22 IST
RAIPUR: Four coronavirus patients were killed in a fire at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh s Raipur city, police said on Sunday.
The fire broke out at Raipur s Rajdhani hospital on Saturday morning, which was caused due to short-circuit in the electrical wiring, which spread throughout the hospital. As per reports, one patient died due to fire injuries and the other three due to suffocation.
A staff member of the hospital had seen smoke coming out from the ICU and immediately informed the hospital authorities who called the fire brigade. Thirty-four patients were admitted to the hospital; nine were admitted to the ICU, officials said. Firefighters and the hospital staff rescued the patients and it took almost two hours to extinguish the fire.