Delhi: After oxygen SOS, Ganga Ram Hospital receives fresh consignment

After Sir Ganga Ram hospital raised an alarm for oxygen shortage at 8 am on Friday morning, a fresh consignment arrived at the hospital in hours. A truck loaded with oxygen by INOX reached at the around 9.30 a.m. on Friday morning, the hospital authority informed.

The hospital had received oxygen supply between 12.30 p.m. and 1 a.m. last night. However, the authorities have said that the stock sent by the government is not enough as it would only last for hours, putting lives of many patients at risk.

According to an official statement from the hospitals, around 25 Covid-19 patients have died in the last 24 hours. Around 500 Covid patients are admitted in the hospital, and out of them 140 are on oxygen support. The hospital authorities have also added that as many as 60 patients are at risk is oxygen supply doesn't reach on time.

"Ventilators and Bipap are not working effectively. Resorting to manual ventilation in ICUs and ED. Major crisis likely. life of another 60 sickest patients at risk. Need urgent intervention," Sir Ganga Ram Hospital had said in a statement early morning on Friday.