New Delhi: There was no respite from the erratic oxygen supply for the capital’s hospitals on Sunday with several of them sending out SOS messages and virtually begging on social media, saying their stocks would last only for a few minutes or hours. The Delhi government continued to do crisis management by rushing emergency supplies but the panic kept on mounting in the city.
Around 2:45 pm, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research (HAHC) at Hamdard Nagar began asking its patients to make alternative arrangements as its oxygen supply would get exhausted by 5 pm.
Dr. Ajaz Mustafa, medical superintendent, told TOI that they had approached all officials concerned, including additional secretary (health), SDM, nodal officer for private hospitals in Delhi and transport commissioner, since the lives of over a hundred Covid patients was hanging in the balance. “We sent our staff members with empty cylinders to Palwal and then Mohan Estate but were turned away,” said Dr. Mustafa.
At 4.44 pm, one of the hospital’s doctors, Dr Aqsa Shaikh, sent out an SOS on twitter saying, “HAHC hospital, liquid medical oxygen (LMO) available for ½ hour. Supplier Seth Trader not responding to calls, refused supply of LMO or cylinders till May 3. Last LMO was received at 7 am on May 2. Cylinders will last for 30 mins.” The doctor added that if no help reached them, the Batra tragedy could be repeated here.
At 5:49 pm, Shaikh tweeted they had received the supply which will last for 12 hours.
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