After restricting admissions to its emergency department for an hour, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national national capital resumed admitting patients on Saturday evening.The AIIMS said in a statement that .
More hospitals in the national capital continued to send out SOS calls reporting shortage of oxygen and sought help from authorities to ensure supply. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), Batra Hospital, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Fortis Shalimar Bagh, Mata Chanan Devi, Metro Hospital Preet Vihar and Saroj Hospital made SOS calls about shortage of oxygen. Around 12.30 p.m., Fortis Healthcare tweeted: Fortis Shalimar Bagh is running out of oxygen. Patients lives are at risk. We have been running on backup, waiting for supplies since morning. We are currently suspending admissions. Request immediate assistance. In another tweet, Fortis Healthcare said, We are keeping patients and attendants informed of the critical situation and trying to manage admitted patients to the best of our abilities.
More Delhi hospitals SOS for oxygen
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More Delhi hospitals SOS for oxygen. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 24 : More hospitals in the national capital continued to send out SOS calls reporting shortage of oxygen and sought help from authorities to ensure supply.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), Batra Hospital, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Fortis Shalimar Bagh, Mata Chanan Devi, Metro Hospital Preet Vihar and Saroj Hospital made SOS calls about shortage of oxygen.
Around 12.30 p.m., Fortis Healthcare tweeted: Fortis Shalimar Bagh is running out of oxygen. Patients lives are at risk. We have been running on backup, waiting for supplies since morning. We are currently suspending admissions. Request immediate assistance.
Visual from the hospital (Photo/ANI)
Oxygen tanker stopped by Rajasthan govt or police at border, alleges Delhi s Mata Chanan Devi hospital ANI | Updated: Apr 22, 2021 14:47 IST
By Deepika Rathour Chauhan
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Dr AC shukla, Medical Superintendent of Delhi s Mata Chanan Devi hospital on Thursday alleged that the oxygen tankers coming from Inox Air Products Ltd had been stopped at the border of Rajasthan by the state government or by police.
Speaking to Media he said, I just spoke to Inox supplier they said we have been stopped at the border by Rajasthan government or by the state police. They were on the way but were stopped. This is very bad, too bad. They shouldn t have been stopped.
Delhi s oxygen quota diverted to other states, alleges Kejriwal ANI | Updated: Apr 18, 2021 21:19 IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases in the national capital continue to rise at an alarming rate, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said Delhi is facing an acute shortage of oxygen and needs much more than the normal supply.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal also claimed that instead of increasing the oxygen supply to the national capital, Delhi s quota has been to other states. Delhi facing acute shortage of oxygen. In view of sharply increasing cases, Delhi needs much more than the normal supply. Rather than increasing supply, our normal supply has been sharply reduced and Delhi s quota has been diverted to other states. OXYGEN HAS BECOME AN EMERGENCY IN DELHI, he tweeted.