Anand Vihar Police Station Secures 2,300 Kg Oxygen For Hospital, Saves 110 Lives

Oxygen Shortage: A team from the Anand Vihar Police Station helped the Karkardooma's Shanti Mukand Hospital overcome its oxygen shortage problem.

Due to this, the team was able to save the lives of 110 COVID-19 patients who were in s critical condition. It provided about 2,300 kg of liquefied oxygen from oxygen firm Inox. Alok Kumar, the Joint CP Eastern Range of Delhi Police revealed about the same.

A team from Anand Vihar Police Station has saved lives of around 110 critical COVID patients by providing 2,300 kg of liquified oxygen to Karkardooma's Shanti Mukand Hospital from oxygen firm Inox: Alok Kumar, Joint CP Eastern Range, Delhi Police

— ANI (@ANI) April 22, 2021

Some Twitter users hailed the selfless act of the Delhi police. One person expressed their gratitude for the Delhi police.

@cp_delhi@CPDelhi Our sincere gratitude and thanks to Delhipolice for their continuous healing touches & their support!

— Amit Gupta (@amitaadhar) April 22, 2021

Another stated that the Delhi police should take over the reins of the crumbling healthcare system.

Now with the healthcare system on the brink of collapse, DP should take over. The only way out

— ranbir 5221 (@5221Ranbir) April 22, 2021

Dwindling Oxygen Supply in Hospitals

The COVID-19 situation in India has taken a turn for the worst. The country is now bracing with a surge in COVID-19 cases, as well as the problem of oxygen shortage for COVID-19 patients in hospitals. India has now registered over 3 lakh new COVID-19 cases on Thursday which is the highest single-day rise till now.

Several COVID-19 patients in India have been forced to lie on hospital pavements for their treatments due to a shortage of hospital beds, medical supplies, etc. Several states have already reported that they are facing a severe shortage of oxygen . Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to the chief secretaries of all states asking them to take measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes. Now the available oxygen will only be redirected towards COVID-19 treatment.

A hospital in Delhi said that it is awaiting a fresh supply of oxygen by tomorrow afternoon. "We have received oxygen supply from Inox and have also purchased oxygen cylinders from a private company. At present, we have oxygen supply, but we don't know if we will get a fresh supply by tomorrow afternoon. We are waiting to see what the suppliers say," said Dr JP Singh, Medical Superintendent, Tirathram Shah Charitable Hospital, New Delhi.

Meanwhile, Max Hospital Patparganj moved to the Delhi High Court saying that it was facing a severe oxygen shortage. Then in Uttar Pradesh, five patients died allegedly due to oxygen shortage. Families of several COVID-19 patients protested against the prevalent oxygen shortage problem at the Shivaji Chowk area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.