Thirteen patients died at the Chengalpattu Government Hospital in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night following an alleged disruption in oxygen su...
Thirteen patients died at the Chengalpattu Government Hospital in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night following an alleged disruption in oxygen supply, The News Minute reported.
However, there is conflicting versions on the number of patients who were suffering from coronavirus. Doctors at the hospital have claimed that those dead included coronavirus patients and those suspected to have contracted the infection. The district authorities have claimed that only one of them was suffering from coronavirus, while a report by The Hindu suggested that all 13 were Covid-19 patients.
The district authorities have also denied that the deaths were caused due to lack of oxygen supply.
“Twenty-three kilolitre is our capacity for oxygen there and we had 10 kilolitre and two external three kilolitre oxygen set-ups,” District Collector John Louis said, according to The News Minute. “We also had cylinders that were refilled and when the pressure dropped we continued this. There is no question of oxygen shortage.”
However, post-graduate doctors protesting since Wednesday morning about the alleged negligence of the hospital administration denied Louis’ version. They claimed to have warned the administration about depletion in oxygen supply on Tuesday morning. But the dean and other senior doctors failed to address the matter, they alleged.
“Even if the deceased patients had other co-morbidities, isn’t it...
