India on Thursday reported a record-breaking 3,14,835 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 1,59,30,965 since the pandemic br...
India on Thursday reported a record-breaking 3,14,835 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 1,59,30,965 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. For the first time, 2,104 deaths were recorded. The toll rose to 1,84,657.
This is the eight consecutive day the country has recorded over 2 lakh coronavirus cases. As many as 1,34,54,880 patients have recovered from the disease so far.
Hospitals in Delhi and other states have warned that their supplies of medical oxygen given to treat critical patients are running very low, precipitated by a massive second wave of the pandemic.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday severely criticised the Centre for not addressing oxygen shortage problem. “We want you to undertake maximum procurement from all sources,” a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said at a special hearing after 9.20 pm. “Beg, borrow, steal, whatever, you have to provide [oxygen]. You have plenary sovereign power. No industry will say no to you. You must take over.”
The court emphasised that no person should die because of lack of oxygen. The bench added that the central government should consider ways and means of transporting oxygen from plants by either creating a dedicated corridor – so that the supply lines are not affected...
