Oxygen crisis deepens in Karnataka, 7 more die
Oxygen crisis deepens in Karnataka, 7 more die
Last Updated: Wed, May 5th, 2021, 10:29:54hrs
Bengaluru: Oxygen crisis deepened in certain parts of Karnataka on Tuesday, with the deaths of seven COVID patients in Kalaburagi and Belagavi allegedly due to oxygen shortage.
According to sources, four people died in the morning in Kalaburagi government hospital and three in Belagavi government hospital allegedly due to shortage of the life saving gas.
However, Mining and Geology Minister Murugesh Nirani, who is in-charge of Kalaburagi district, dismissed the allegation saying that those who died had COVID infection at an advanced stage.
Karnataka: 7 Deaths in Government Hospitals Blamed on Oxygen Shortage
Four people died in the morning in Kalaburagi government hospital and three in Belagavi government hospital allegedly due to shortage of the life saving gas.
A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad, India, April 26, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave
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Bengaluru:Â Oxygen crisis deepened in certain parts of Karnataka on Tuesday, with the deaths of seven COVID patients in Kalaburagi and Belagavi allegedly due to oxygen shortage.
According to sources, four people died in the morning in Kalaburagi government hospital and three in Belagavi government hospital allegedly due to shortage of the life saving gas.
Karnataka: Seven Covid Patients Die Due To Shortage Of Medical Oxygen
The deaths occurred in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi and Belagavi districts on Tuesday
Outlook Web Bureau 05 May 2021, Last Updated at 3:52 pm Representational Image/ PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-05T15:47:46+05:30 Karnataka: Seven Covid Patients Die Due To Shortage Of Medical Oxygen outlookindia.com 2021-05-05T15:52:41+05:30
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Amid Covid-19 infections spiralling out of control in India, demand for liquid medical oxygen has gone through the roof in Karnataka.
On Tuesday, as many as seven Covid-19 patients reportedly died due to shortage of the life-saving gas in Kalaburagi and Belagavi.
Oxygen-starved hospitals in Bengaluru on the brink of tragedy
At least three hospitals in the state capital were in a a dire situation on Monday as they ran out of oxygen, throwing patients and their families into a tizzy.
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BENGALURU: Despite having ample time on its hands, the State Government failed to anticipate the severity of the second wave, as cautioned by the Technical Advisory Committee in November itself. Now, Bengaluru is on the brink of experiencing a Chamarajanagar-like tragedy due to shortage of oxygen in the hospitals.
Oxygen crisis deepened in certain parts of Karnataka, including the state capital with hospitals openly raising concern over the gap in oxygen supply. The development comes close on the heels of deaths of 24 COVID patients in the last two days in Chamarajanagar district allegedly due to oxygen shortage. Though the government maintained that the deaths were not because of shortage of oxygen, it ordered an inquiry in to the incident. According to sources, some hospital managements in Kalaburagi and Belagavi are reportedly asking patients to bring oxygen cylinders with them. However, the newly appointed district in charge minister of Kalaburagi Murugesh Nirani ruled out any shortage and said he has been monitoring it personally.