Manufacturers of medical oxygen in several parts of the eastern European nation are facing a shortage of zeolite, a component needed to make the life-saving gas.
As the second Covid wave ravaged India, shortage of oxygen emerged as a major crisis. But Union govt told Parliament that ‘no state/UT had reported death due to oxygen shortage’.
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KK Singh, arrested on 31 May, now booked for 'cheating, dishonesty' in procurement & distribution of oxygen cylinders, concentrators for which Licypriya was running a fundraiser on Ketto.
The district administration also issued a statement disputing the claims of 22 people having died, instead saying only seven people died on 26 April and not due to oxygen shortage.
Situation in Anantapur is aggravated by private hospitals not admitting Covid patients. But hospitals say administration told them to halt admissions for a while, citing oxygen crunch.
Delhi High Court has pulled up Arvind Kejriwal govt for its failure to manage the oxygen crisis in the national capital. But the CM is busy hampering India's foreign relations.
Between 1-12 May, as many as 417 Covid patients died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital, the state’s premier facility — a majority due to a lack of oxygen.
Working since 6 May, the war room in Chennai services 200 hospitals and nursing homes, tracking stocks and coordinating with suppliers and police to ensure no delays.
In affidavit, Delhi has said it is preparing to increase non-ICU beds with oxygen by 15,000 & ICU beds by 1,200, and so its oxygen requirement will rise from 707 MT to 976 MT.
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