Delhi High Court hears an urgent application regarding the oxygen shortage at Max Hospital
SG Tushar Mehta representing the Centre tells the court that supply of oxygen is on its way and it will reach the hospital shortly. O2 has been delivered at one of the Max hospitals.
Delhi High Court says we have full faith that you (Centre) will deliver oxygen. Patparganj hospital will get supply of oxygen in 2 hours. But many other hospitals also facing a shortage. You can pass an order as it is a national emergency, no industry will say no, Court adds.
For Max Hospital, Vaishali and Gurgaon, there is oxygen capacity of only 8 hours, which won't last till the morning, says senior advocate Sandeep Sethi representing Max Hospital before Delhi High Court
Additional Secretary in GoI and in charge of oxygen supply, Sumita Dawra, tells Delhi High Court that production of oxygen is at 8000 MT now.
Court says that the fact of the matter is oxygen shortage, and we have to fulfill it.
Delhi High Court says we cannot see people dying because of lack of oxygen supply
Delhi High Court records that Centre assured that it will facilitate supply of 480 MT oxygen to Delhi. HC says we hope that requirements of hospitals & oxygen supply will continue to COVID patients and others until we take up the matter tomorrow
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Bram Health-care Private Limited and Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre moves Delhi High Court on issue relating to shortage of oxygen. Hearing is underway. Bram health care urges Court to issue direction to supply 125-150 oxygen cylinder.
Delhi Govt counsel Rahul Mehra says things are moving in the right direction and it will take time to streamline, we must give time to Centre and Railway for it.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells the Court about the meeting of PM with various CMs. SG tells HC that PM has directed every state not to interfere with free flow of oxygen. He also tells HC that every state had agreed not to interfere with the free flow of oxygen.
PM Narendra Modi chaired high-level meeting on #COVID19 situation with CMs of 11 states and UTs which have reported maximum number of cases recently. PM assured Centre’s full support to all states: Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
PM added that the Ministry of Health is also in touch with the states and is monitoring the situation closely and issuing necessary advice to the states from time to time: Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
On oxygen supply, PM took note of the points raised by the states. He said there is a continuous effort to increase oxygen supply. All concerned depts & ministries of govt are also working together. Industrial oxygen has also been diverted to meet immediate requirements: PMO
Supreme Court starts hearing the suo motu cognisance case on #COVID19 crisis, it will also examine the judicial power of High Courts to declare lockdown.
A three-judge bench of the Court, headed by CJI SA Bobde is hearing the case.
"People are dying due to lack of oxygen," CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde observed.
"Please permit to recuse from the case," senior advocate, Harish Salve said and pleaded to withdraw from the as amicus curiae.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting with the Chief Ministers of high burden states, over the prevailing #COVID19 situation
There's a huge shortage of oxygen in Delhi. Will people of Delhi not get oxygen if there is no oxygen-producing plant here? Please suggest whom should I speak to in Central Govt when an oxygen tanker destined for Delhi is stopped in another state?: Delhi CM in meeting with the PM
Today, the CM address was shared live because there has never been any instruction, written or verbal, from central govt that the said interaction could not be shared live: Delhi CMO
25 sickest patients have died in last 24 hrs at the hospital. Oxygen will last another 2 hrs. Ventilators & Bipap not working effectively. Need Oxygen to be airlifted urgently. Lives of another 60 sickest patients in peril: Director-Medical, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
Delhi: Oxygen tanker arrives at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital after the hospital sends SOS
Another oxygen tanker arrives at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi after the hospital had alerted the government over shortage of oxygen
Maharashtra | 13 people have died in a fire that broke out at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in Virar, early morning today
Maharashtra | 13 people have died after a fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) around 3am today. 21 patients including those in critical condition have been shifted to another hospital: Dr. Dilip Shah, official, Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital, Virar
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray orders an inquiry into the fire incident at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital, Virar: Chief Minister's Office