Oxygen crisis

Oxygen Crisis: Oxygen war continues in Delhi hospitals

In the capital Delhi, amid the Corona crisis, there has been a shortage of oxygen in many hospitals. Lack of oxygen supply on time can endanger the lives of patients.

Apr 25, 2021, 11:32 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal writes to all state CMs, requests to send spare oxygen to Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested his counterparts to treat his message as SOS.

Apr 24, 2021, 22:19 PM IST

Facing oxygen shortage, Delhi’s Saroj hospital suspends patients admission, discharges old ones

Delhi's Saroj hospital's COVID-19 in-charge said, “We are closing the admissions because of an oxygen shortage. We are discharging the patients."

Apr 24, 2021, 16:46 PM IST

20 people dead, more than 200 lives at stake amid oxygen shortage at Delhi's Jaipur Golden Hospital

Hospitals in the national capital continued to send out SOS calls on Saturday morning appealing to authorities to arrange oxygen. Moolchand Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), Batra Hospital and Jaipur Golden hospital reported shortage of oxygen and appealed to the authority to arrange it at the earliest.

Apr 24, 2021, 12:10 PM IST

Only one and half hour of oxygen left: Delhi’s Batra Hospital raises alarm over 'inadequate' oxygen supply after SOS

The hospital has around 260 patients which means the supply of 500 litres will not last more than one and a half hours.

Apr 24, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

Special train carrying 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in Lucknow from Bokaro

Amid the scramble for medical oxygen as COVID-19 cases across the country continue to surge, a special train carrying 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow from Bokaro, Jharkhand on Saturday.

Apr 24, 2021, 10:16 AM IST

UK dispatches life-saving medical equipment to India

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote to leading industrialists of the country, seeking their help in combating the second wave of COVID-19. Kejriwal said that he would be grateful if the industrialists, involved in using or producing oxygen and can help with transporting oxygen in cryogenic tankers, come to Delhi`s assistance in its time of need.

Apr 24, 2021, 08:03 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal used COVID-19 meeting with PM Narendra Modi to play politics, say govt sources

Prime Minister Modi held a meeting on Friday with chief ministers of 10 states with the most number of COVID-19 cases. The meeting via video conferencing comes amid a huge surge in coronavirus cases, which have now clocked a daily total of over 3 lakh in the country.

Apr 23, 2021, 14:02 PM IST

Amid severe oxygen crisis, PM Narendra Modi reviews COVID-19 situation with high-burden states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Friday with chief ministers of 10 states with the most number of COVID-19 cases. The meeting via video conferencing comes amid a huge surge in coronavirus cases, which have now clocked a daily total of over 3 lakh in the country.

Apr 23, 2021, 13:17 PM IST

25 patients die at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in 24 hours due to oxygen shortage

Twenty-five "sickest" COVID-19 patients have died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the last 24 hours, and the lives of another 60 such patients are at risk, the hospital said on Friday.

Apr 23, 2021, 10:31 AM IST

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COVID-19: Top doctors explain do's and dont's in case of lack of Oxygen

Amid the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 in the country, Dr. Arvind Kumar, Medanta Hospital, Gurugram; Dr. OP Yadav, CEO, National Heart Institute; Dr. MC Mishra, Former Director, AIIMS; Dr. Umesh Verma CMD Aarogya hospital, ghaziabad discusses life saving practices.

Apr 23, 2021, 10:02 AM IST

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DNA: Have enough oxygen production, then why not supply?

The country, which claimed to be the world's pharmacy in March, is finding out a month later that not only there is a shortage of the "Made in India" vaccine, but also doesn't have enough oxygen in hospitals to cope with the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which is making India the worst-affected country by the pandemic, after US.

Apr 22, 2021, 22:38 PM IST

‘We are working 24 hours during COVID lockdown’, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, thanks Centre for raising oxygen quota

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday (April 22) thanked the Central government for raising the national capital's oxygen quota, while addressing the media in the national capital.

Apr 22, 2021, 12:34 PM IST

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COVID-19: Oxygen Politics in Delhi?

Amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases, concerns over oxygen supply for coronavirus patients continued in the national capital on Tuesday, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia flagging the urgent need in both government and private hospitals across the city.

Apr 21, 2021, 14:12 PM IST