Delhi’s Batra Hospital receives emergency oxygen supply minutes after exhausting stock

PTI Updated - April 24, 2021 at 10:46 AM.

Around 350 patients admitted in the hospital, of which 265 are Covid-19 positive and 30 are in the ICU

Khammam, Telangana, 23/09/2020: Stock of Medical Oxygen Cylinder stored on the premises of District head quarter Hospital for use in Covid-19 ward in Khammam. Photo: G.N.Rao / The Hindu

Batra Hospital in the national capital’s Tughlakabad Institutional Area received emergency oxygen supply from the Delhi government moments after it exhausted its stock, officials said on Saturday.

The city has been grappling with shortage in oxygen supply amid a huge surge in coronavirus cases.

Executive Director of the hospital Sudhanshu Bankata said the healthcare facility exhausted its oxygen stock around 9 am.

“Just now, we received an emergency supply from the Delhi government. It will last another one-and-a-half hours. Our supplier has not been responding to calls,” he said.

There are around 350 patients admitted in the hospital, of which 265 are Covid-19 positive and 30 are in the ICU.

Published on April 24, 2021 05:16