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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicOxygen

Topic: Oxygen

Modi govt had a year to prepare for 2nd Covid wave. Now, patients don’t have oxygen to breathe

The second Covid wave need not have been this fatal had the govt planned better and in advance, for just this kind of crisis.

Centre increases oxygen supply to Delhi, but hospitals have only hours left till they run out

A status check of several major govt and private hospitals in Delhi show that many of them are running a full house with less than a day's worth of oxygen supply to count on.

Delhi hospitals gasp as Haryana refuses to share oxygen, then Centre steps in to resolve row

Haryana’s Home and Health Minister Anil Vij says since Rajasthan & Himachal blocked supply to his state, it would use what it produces for its own needs, and only share what’s left.

‘Why is Centre not waking up to gravity of the situation’: Delhi HC on oxygen crisis

The court said the steel and petrochemical industries are oxygen guzzlers and diverting oxygen from there can meet hospitals’ requirements.

Amarinder Singh writes to Centre seeking daily allocation of 120 MT of oxygen for Punjab

Punjab's cumulative Covid tally surged to 3,09,316 Tuesday with 4,673 fresh cases while the death toll climbed to 8,045 as 61 more people succumbed to the disease.

Delhi govt ‘looted’ oxygen tanker going from Panipat to Faridabad, alleges Anil Vij

Haryana minister Anil Vij said that all oxygen tankers will move with a police escort so that such incidents do not happen in the future.

Protesting farmers reject allegations about blocking oxygen transport to Delhi

BJP MP Parvesh Verma Tuesday night alleged that transportation of medical use oxygen into Delhi was hampered due to the road blockade caused by protesters.

Viral photo of woman on road with oxygen cylinder not recent, is from 2018

The viral photograph was from an incident that took place in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, in April 2018.

Fresh supply of medical oxygen sent to govt, private hospitals in Delhi amid Covid crisis

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had Tuesday urged the Centre to provide medical oxygen to Delhi and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said there will be chaos if the stocks are not replenished.

‘Some Delhi hospitals left with just hours of oxygen’ — Kejriwal reaches out to Centre

The Delhi CM Tuesday also wrote to Union Minister Piyush Goyal seeking his intervention in the matter, as oxygen consumption increases due to large number of serious Covid patients.

On Camera

Sheikh Hasina battling ‘India Out’ campaign with Indian saree. But has she made it worse?

Hasina is unabashedly India’s best friend in the neighbourhood. But Delhi is hard put to match China’s deep pockets and big investments in Dhaka.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.