Hospitals ring alarm bells over oxygen shortage
The Hindu
Delhi govt. rushes to refill stock from its reserve as suppliers default yet again
Several hospitals in the city had to hold their breath on Sunday as they made SOS calls urging authorities to replenish their oxygen supply that would run out within hours. The Delhi government responded by providing stock from their reserves and added that the situation had arisen again as the oxygen suppliers had not honoured their commitments. On Saturday, 12 more patients, including a doctor, died as a hospital in South Delhi ran out of liquid medical oxygen.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.