The Delhi High Court reportedly said today that if someone obstructs oxygen supply, “we will hang the man,” as it heard a hospital’s petition over a lack of oxygen for critically ill Covid patients.
The Delhi government told the court that if the capital does not get 480 metric tonnes of oxygen, the infrastructure will “collapse.” Several hospitals have raised concerns over a critical lack of medical oxygen as they deal with thousands of new cases of Covid19 every day. Several hospitals have brought the issue before the High Court, which has been controversial in recent days. In the last 24 hours, an oxygen deficiency has resulted in the death of Covid patients in at least one Delhi hospital.
The system will fail if we don’t have 480 metric tonnes of oxygen. In the last 24 hours, we’ve noticed. “Something terrible will happen,” Arvind Kejriwal’s government warned the court, noting that only 297 metric tonnes of medical gas had arrived the day before. The state government has requested from the federal government a written affidavit outlining the oxygen distribution and delivery plan.
According to news agency PTI, the court ordered the Delhi government to give it one example of who was obstructing the oxygen supply and said, “we will hang that guy.”
“We will not spare anyone,” the bench added.
The court also ordered the state government to notify the federal government of those local government authorities so that it could take action against them.
“When will the 480 metric tonnes arrive in Delhi? Please inform us of this “At the hearing of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital’s petition, the court asked the centre a question.
The centre had earlier blamed the AAP government during today’s hearing. “States are putting together everything from tankers to everything else. What we’re doing is helping them. However, in Delhi, we are kept responsible for everything. Officials in Delhi must carry out their duties “according to the centre.
According to a top official at the hospital, twenty-five people died last night at the Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi due to a lack of medical oxygen. The hospital has already addressed the Delhi High Court to raise the issue of an oxygen shortage.
The Batra Hospital in Delhi, which filed a petition with the High Court, claimed that it needs 8,000 litres of oxygen but can get by with 6,000 litres. Just 500 litres of water is delivered to the hospital this morning, according to the hospital. The hospital told the court, “We can’t cope.”
Yesterday, Delhi reported 348 deaths related to Covid, the most in a single day so far. In the midst of the fourth Covid wave, the city announced 24,331 new coronavirus cases.
