Oxygen tanker reaches Delhi’s GTB Hospital just in time amid acute shortage, 500 critical Covid patients saved

After Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain tweeted on Tuesday about medical oxygen running out at GTB Hospital where more than 500 critical Covid patients are admitted, an oxygen tanker reached just in time at 1:30 am on Wednesday.

After Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain stated on Tuesday that Delhi’s GTB Hospital was running out of medical oxygen, one oxygen tanker reached the hospital just in time at 1:30 am on Wednesday. More than 500 critical Covid patients on oxygen are currently admitted at the Covid hospital and the supply was not expected to last beyond 2 am. Acute shortage of oxygen at GTB Hospital. Oxygen may not last beyond 4 hrs. More than 500 corona patients on oxygen. Pl help@PiyushGoyalto restore oxygen supply to avert major crisis. pic.twitter.com/QNMSoWgNTA Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi. I again urge centre to urgently provide oxygen to Delhi. Some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen. Resident doctors who did not wish to be named told India Today, “All of us had almost lost hope. We were racing against time. We didn't want the 500 serious patients admitted in our facility to even know about the situation.” “We were honestly praying to God for a miracle to happen. When we saw the oxygen tanker arrive at our premises, the entire staff was in tears," they said.