Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the central government over the lack of medical oxygen and ICU beds at hospitals that are causing death. The accountability is on the Central government for the current crisis over oxygen shortage and lack of ICU beds, Gandhi said.
In a tweet, Gandhi said Covid can cause a fall in oxygen level but it is the oxygen shortage and lack of ICU beds beds in hospitals that are causing deaths.
His statements come on the day India registered over 3 lakh coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases for the second day in a row, clocking 332,730 cases in the last 24 hours.
The Congress has been attacking the government over its management of the Covid-19 situation in the country.
Currently, the more infectious second wave is crushing its already overburdened health infrastructure and frontline medical workers. Not only Delhi hospitals but hospitals across the county are running out of medical oxygen supplies. Over the past few days, several hospitals have flagged a crisis of oxygen supply, beds and medicines amid rising Covid cases.
This morning, Sir Ganga Ram hospital in Delhi imformed that 25 sickest Covid patients died in the last 24 hours due to lack of oxygen. Several other Delhi hospitals issued distress messages about their dwindling oxygen supply on Thursday.
Conditions are equally deplorable in other medical facilities of Delhi and other states. The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre. The Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde asked the Centre to show national plan on oxygen supply, essential drugs and method of vaccination.
Amid the spiralling crisis, states have been bickering with the centre or other states over the supply of oxygen, vaccine and medicines.