Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Waiting 3 Days To Refill Oxygen Cylinders For Ambulances

The hospital has 104 oxygen cylinders which are used to move extremely ill COVID patients in cases of emergency - happening quite frequently now, an official said.

Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has been waiting for three days to refill its oxygen cylinders that are used to transport critically ill COVID patients and is currently on 'beg and borrow' mode, sources said on Monday. They said the hospital has, however, received 10 tonnes of liquid oxygen around 11:40 am. In the morning, the hospital said it has 4,000 cubic metres of oxygen left that will last eight hours. The hospital has 104 oxygen cylinders which are used to move extremely ill COVID patients in cases of emergency - happening quite frequently now, an official said. "All the cylinders were sent three days ago to different locations for an emergency refill. For the last three days our staff is camping there but to no avail," he said.