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Bishkek, May 12, 2021 . / Kabar / . At least 11 COVID-19 patients died on Monday evening in a hospital in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh due to oxygen shortages, Xinhua reported with reference to local media.
Sadly, this was just one of the many tragedies the South Asian country has witnessed in recent weeks following an oxygen supply breakdown amid the second wave of the pandemic nationwide.
While families and friends of the dead grieved for their beloved ones, they also raged against governments and hospital administrations over oxygen shortages amid a pandemic-induced chaotic mess, prompting them to take immediate actions to turn the tables.
Sadly, this was just one of the many tragedies the South Asian country has witnessed in recent weeks following an oxygen supply breakdown amid the second wave of the pandemic nationwide.While families and friends of the dead grieved for their beloved ones, they also raged against governments and hospital administrations over oxygen shortages amid a pandemic-induced chaotic mess, prompting them to take immediate actions to turn the tables.
On Wednesday, India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 22,992,517 and the total death toll reached 249,992.Since the second wave, a number of incidents have unfolded across Indian hospitals in wake of the shortage of essential medical supplies, especially oxygen. On April 23, at least 26 COVID-19 patients died at a hospital in New Delhi when the oxygen supply in its intensive care units ran out completely.Seven days later, six more died at night due to oxygen shortages in a hospital in Gurugram, a city southwest of New Delhi.”We came to the hospital thin
2021-05-12 03:36:01 GMT2021-05-12 11:36:01(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Police stand guard near liquid medical oxygen (LMO) containers each carrying 20 tons of LMO after an Oxygen Express arrived at a railway station in Bangalore, India, May 11, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI, May 12 (Xinhua) At least 11 COVID-19 patients died on Monday evening in a hospital in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh due to oxygen shortages, local media reported Tuesday.
Sadly, this was just one of the many tragedies the South Asian country has witnessed in recent weeks following an oxygen supply breakdown amid the second wave of the pandemic nationwide.
World Insights: Oxygen shortages hit India amid 2nd wave of COVID-19
Xinhua
by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, May 12 (Xinhua) At least 11 COVID-19 patients died on Monday evening in a hospital in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh due to oxygen shortages, local media reported Tuesday. Sadly, this was just one of the many tragedies the South Asian country has witnessed in recent weeks following an oxygen supply breakdown amid the second wave of the pandemic nationwide. While families and friends of the dead grieved for their beloved ones, they also raged against governments and hospital administrations over oxygen shortages amid a pandemic-induced chaotic mess, prompting them to take immediate actions to turn the tables. DEATHS
Coronavirus: 11 patients die in Andhra Pradesh hospital after oxygen supply gets disrupted
District Collector M Hari Narayana said while the patients on oxygen support died, they were able to save many others. Updated May 11, 2021 · 01:10 pm Image for representation: A worker loads an empty medical oxygen cylinder onto a mini truck. | Manjunath Kiran / AFP
Eleven Covid-19 patients died at a hospital in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Monday after the supply of medical oxygen was disrupted, reported
The Indian Express, citing officials.
The incident took place in the intensive care unit ward of the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital after a tanker carrying oxygen was delayed.