New Delhi|HL
New Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said Delhi has been facing a shortage of medical oxygen and the city government has requested the Centre to immediately increase its supply to the national capital. “The quota of oxygen allocated to Delhi is turning out to be very less due to the increased consumption which is much more than the average,” Sisodia, who is also the nodal minister for COVID-19 management in Delhi, tweeted.
He said several hospitals have informed that their stock of medical oxygen will be over soon.
“The Delhi government has demanded that the Centre increase the city’s quota of oxygen immediately,” Sisodia said in his tweeet
सामान्य से कहीं अधिक खपत के कारण दिल्ली के लिए आवंटित ऑक्सिजन की सप्लाई काफ़ी कम पड़ रही है. कुछ अस्पतालों से सूचना मिल रही है कि उनके पास ऑक्सिजन का स्टॉक अब बहुत सीमित समय के लिए बचा है.
दिल्ली सरकार ने भारत सरकार से दिल्ली के लिए ऑक्सिजन का कोटा तुरंत बढ़ाने की माँग की है.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 18, 2021
Delhi recorded 24,375 Coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic began ravaging countries, and a record number of 167 deaths.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had Saturday said that the capital was facing a “very serious” situation amid a shortage of crucial drugs and oxygen.
