Delhi’s Moolchand hospital, one of the prominent Covid facilities of the city, on Saturday took to Twitter to plead with the government to ...
Delhi’s Moolchand hospital, one of the prominent Covid facilities of the city, on Saturday took to Twitter to plead with the government to replenish its oxygen, saying they only had supplies enough to last about two hours. The hospital has over 135 Covid patients, many of whom are on life support.
“We are desperate, have tried all the nodal officer numbers but unable to connect,” Moolchand Healthcare wrote on Twitter, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
Urgent sos help. We have less than 2 hours of oxygen supply @Moolchand_Hosp. We are desperate have tried all the nodal officer numbers but unable to connect. Have over 135 COVID pts with many on life support #. @ArvindKejriwal @CMODelhi @LtGovDelhi @satinderjain26 @PMOIndia 🙏
— Moolchand Healthcare (@Moolchand_Hosp) April 24, 2021
NDTV reported that the hospital’s Medical director, Madhu Handa, broke down over phone as she gave details about the crisis to the channel.
“We are down to around 30 minutes [of oxygen supply] at the moment but yes, cognisance has been taken and nodal officers have responded,” she said. “But I think there are other hospitals facing similar challenge. So they now have to prioritise.”
Handa said she had been scrambling for supplies since 4 am. “It is really bad,” she...
