Not Covid second wave, it's tsunami; won't spare anyone blocking oxygen supply: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration blocked the supply of oxygen, "we will not spare them".

The Delhi High Court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration blocked the supply of oxygen, "we will not spare them". The Delhi High Court made the comments while hearing a hospital's plea over the shortage of oxygen for seriously ill Covid patients. Overwhelmed by the rising number of Covid-19 positive patients every day, the shortage of medical oxygen has been flagged by several hospitals in the past few days, revealing the fast crumbling state of healthcare in India. In fact, several hospitals have sent oxygen SOS, seeking immediate supply. The court told the Delhi government to inform the Centre also about such officials of the local administration so that it could take action against them. The high court also asked the Centre when the 480 MT of oxygen per day allocated to Delhi would see the light of the day.