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COVID-19: Delhi hospitals cry for help amid oxygen shortage
Battling an acute shortage of oxygen, some hospitals in Delhi on Sunday sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling stocks, with one healthcare facility even requesting the government to shift out its patients. Madhukar Rainbow Children s Hospital in Malviya Nagar on Sunday sounded an alarm about their depleting stocks around noon, saying 50 people, including four newborns, were at risk .
Later, at night, the hospital said it will not take any admission which requires oxygen or ventilation support due to inconsistent liquid oxygen supply.
The hospital does not have an oxygen storage tank and depends on oxygen cylinders from a private vendor.
Delhi hospitals cry for help amid acute oxygen shortage as Covid cases surge
Delhi hospitals cry for help amid acute oxygen shortage as Covid cases surge
As Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Delhi, the city s hospitals are battling an acute shortage of medical oxygen. On Sunday, some of them sent out desperate SOS calls for emergency stock.
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UPDATED: May 3, 2021 00:53 IST
Amid an acute shortage of medical oxygen, Delhi s hospitals sent out SOS calls on Sunday for urgent replenishment of their stocks. (Photo: PTI file)
Battling an acute shortage of oxygen, some hospitals in Delhi on Sunday sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling stocks, with one healthcare facility even requesting the government to shift out its patients.