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Oxygen shortage: Delhi Hospitals say situation better, reopen admissions

9:52 pm April 27, 2021

New Delhi: After days of scrambling for oxygen, hospitals in Delhi on Tuesday said they are in a comparatively better situation in terms of supply and have reopened admissions. Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, medical facilities across the city and its suburbs put out desperate pleas for help on […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi to import 21 ready-to-use oxygen plants from France: CM Kejriwal

9:43 pm April 27, 2021

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the Delhi government has decided to import 21 ready-to-use oxygen plants from France and 18 oxygen tankers from Bangkok, to ensure a steady supply of oxygen in hospitals across the national capital. He also said that within the next one month, the Delhi government will […]

COVID: India grieves 200,000 dead with many more probably uncounted

SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India’s health system

10:08 pm April 26, 2021

New Delhi: Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works. Like other doctors across the country, which on Monday set another record for new coronavirus infections […]

ITBP COVID centre with 500 oxygen-beds starts in Delhi; over 110 admitted

9:59 pm April 26, 2021

New Delhi: A COVID care centre with 500 oxygen-supported beds run by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) began functioning in Delhi from Monday with the admission of at least 110 patients, officials said. The facility named Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) has been opened in view of Delhi registering a sharp rise […]

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‘Empowered’ group to ensure smooth supply of essential services in Delhi during lockdown

9:55 pm April 26, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has constituted a six-member empowered group to ensure smooth supply of essential services and commodities in the national capital during the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an order, the DDMA said the group will also engage with private sector and industry associations for arrangements […]