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
Maharashtra | Death toll rises to 14 in Virar hospital fire incident, says Palghar District Collector
#UPDATE | A case has been registered under IPC Sec 304, 337, 338 and 34 at Arnala Police Station, against staff, management, and a doctor in the Virar hospital fire incident, says DCP Sanjay Patil
#UPDATE | Death toll rises to 15 in Virar hospital fire incident, informs Dr Kishor Gawas, Health Department, Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
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Delhi High Court Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi & Justice Rekha Palli begins hearing a plea by Maharaja Agarsen Hospital regarding a shortage of oxygen.
Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra, appearing for Delhi Govt, tells HC whatever is going to be the intake, we will supply, however, we can not create oxygen out of thin air. HC tells Delhi Govt that the responsibility falls on them too. HC asks that oxygen plant be set up by Delhi Govt
Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra asks Delhi High Court to formulate something and that allocation of 480 MT of Oxygen to be supplied to Delhi.
Amritsar | Five patients have died at the hospital. We are facing an oxygen shortage for the last 48 hours. The administration is saying that oxygen will not be given to private hospitals before government hospitals: MD, Neelkanth Hospital
Amritsar's Neelkanth Hospital authorities should have brought the matter of oxygen shortage to the notice of the Administration. An inquiry committee has been set up to investigate the matter: Punjab Minister OP Soni
Taking serious notice of incident at Neelkanth Hospital, Health Minister BS Sidhu today instructed Director, Health & Family Welfare Dr GB Singh to submit the report within 2 days. He assured that stern action to be taken against erring authority if any laxity at their part.
Delhi | Delhi Govt has provided us with an oxygen tanker. We have another one to one and a half hours of oxygen for all our patients. There are 260 patients in the hospital Dr. Gupta, Batra Hospital
Delhi: Oxygen tanker arrives at Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre after the hospital sent SOS call today morning
Delhi | We have received only 500-litre of oxygen after pleading for 12 hours. Our daily requirement is 8000 litres. We've 350 patients in the hospital. The treatment of choice in COVID is oxygen but when we don't get it what will happen?: Dr SCL Gupta, MD, Batra Hospital
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.