Oxygen Shortage Crisis

The government had sought data from states and Union Territories on deaths of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave and only Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh responded, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi government's proposal to form a panel to "investigate deaths due to oxygen shortage" in the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid wave.

Madhya Pradesh saw no deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of the pandemic and the Centre's statement made in Rajya Sabha that there were no such fatalities is a fact, state Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Kailash Sarang said.

A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for filing in a "casual manner" the reply to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for alleged deaths of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a key meeting to review the progress of the installation of oxygen plants across the country. India faced a major shortage of the gas earlier this year when a devastating second Covid wave swept through it.

Empty oxygen cylinders are piling up almost as fast as bodies in the city of Khulna, which has become Bangladesh's coronavirus hotspot in a dire new surge.

The Oxygen Expresses have delivered more than 26,281 metric tonnes (MT) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 1,534 tankers to various states across the country, the Railways Ministry informed on Sunday.

Over a month after Delhi's darkest public health crisis during the second wave of the pandemic, the Aam Aadmi Party government has formed a panel to look into the deaths caused by shortage of oxygen at hospitals.

Coronavirus, Tamil Nadu oxygen supply: Five Covid patients have died at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Salem in the past three days allegedly due to a shortage of medical oxygen

The Goa BJP today went into a huddle following reports of the death of up to 75 patients at the state's biggest Covid facility due to oxygen shortage over the past few days.

Raphael Koch, a retailer of medical devices in the small Swiss town of Wil, has been busy for the past two weeks fielding a flurry of phone calls.

Deaths due to oxygen shortage continue to be reported in India -- this time from Hyderabad. A two-hour supply cut yesterday reportedly led to seven patients dying at a government hospital in the city, although authorities deny it.

The government had sought data from states and Union Territories on deaths of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave and only Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh responded, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi government's proposal to form a panel to "investigate deaths due to oxygen shortage" in the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid wave.

Madhya Pradesh saw no deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of the pandemic and the Centre's statement made in Rajya Sabha that there were no such fatalities is a fact, state Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Kailash Sarang said.

A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for filing in a "casual manner" the reply to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for alleged deaths of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a key meeting to review the progress of the installation of oxygen plants across the country. India faced a major shortage of the gas earlier this year when a devastating second Covid wave swept through it.

Empty oxygen cylinders are piling up almost as fast as bodies in the city of Khulna, which has become Bangladesh's coronavirus hotspot in a dire new surge.

The Oxygen Expresses have delivered more than 26,281 metric tonnes (MT) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 1,534 tankers to various states across the country, the Railways Ministry informed on Sunday.

Over a month after Delhi's darkest public health crisis during the second wave of the pandemic, the Aam Aadmi Party government has formed a panel to look into the deaths caused by shortage of oxygen at hospitals.

Coronavirus, Tamil Nadu oxygen supply: Five Covid patients have died at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Salem in the past three days allegedly due to a shortage of medical oxygen

The Goa BJP today went into a huddle following reports of the death of up to 75 patients at the state's biggest Covid facility due to oxygen shortage over the past few days.

Raphael Koch, a retailer of medical devices in the small Swiss town of Wil, has been busy for the past two weeks fielding a flurry of phone calls.

Deaths due to oxygen shortage continue to be reported in India -- this time from Hyderabad. A two-hour supply cut yesterday reportedly led to seven patients dying at a government hospital in the city, although authorities deny it.