The elderly have to be extremely careful as they are at high risk for Covid complications like pneumonia and respiratory failure, Dr Rommel Tickoo from Max Super Speciality Hospital said.
Delhi s Jaipur Golden Hospital sends out oxygen SOS, says 200 lives at stake
The Jaipur Golden Hospital in New Delhi, where more than 20 patients died on Friday night owing to shortage of medical oxygen, has sent out an SOS message on social media.
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UPDATED: April 24, 2021 22:58 IST
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] More than 20 lives were lost at the Golden Jaipur Hospital in Delhi on Friday owing to lack of medical oxygen (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Two Covid patients died at Sardar Patel Hospital in Delhi due to oxygen shortage
Delhi CM wrote to the chief ministers of all states asking them to spare any medical oxygen they can
Spare anything you can: Delhi CM Kejriwal writes to chief ministers of all states over oxygen shortage
With hospitals in Delhi facing an imminent crisis owing to a shortage of medical oxygen, CM Arvind Kejriwal has written to the chief ministers of all states asking them to provide oxygen if they have any to spare.
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File photo of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Two Covid-19 patients died at Sardar Patel Hospital in Delhi due to oxygen shortage
Delhi has been allotted more than the quota they had asked for: Union Health Minister
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has requested all states to provide medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders to the national capital. Hospitals in Delhi are turning back Covid-19 patients owing to the shortage of medical oxygen.