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Goa Medical College: 13 more Covid patients die due to lack of oxygen

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 14, 2021 12:47 IST

India is currently dealing with a devastating second Covid-19 wave that has swept through the nation, crushing the country's ...

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India is currently dealing with a devastating second Covid-19 wave that has swept through the nation, crushing the country's health infrastructure and overburdening frontline medical workers. The number of corona victims and the death toll is increasing day by day. Various measures are being taken to prevent corona infection.

Many lives are being lost due to lack of oxygen in the Corona pandemic crisis in the country. The medical college in Goa has once again come in the pot after covid patients died  due to lack of oxygen. At least 13 people died at Goa Medical College between 2 am and 6 am on Friday.

The deaths is said to have been caused by a lack of oxygen. In the last few days, patients have died due to lack of oxygen in the same hospital. Due to this, the mismanagement of the local administration has come to the fore. Over the last few days, there has been a major crisis in Goa due to lack of oxygen.

Twenty-six deaths were reported on Tuesday, 20 on Wednesday, 15 on Thursday and 13 today. The death was claimed to have been caused by lack of oxygen in the hospital's covid ward.

The Goa government has appointed a committee on the issue of oxygen supply in medical colleges. The committee includes BK Mishra of IIT, VN Jinder, former head of GMC and Tariq Thomas.

The committee has been given the task of monitoring the supply of oxygen to hospitals. Apart from this, instructions have been given to resolve the issues immediately. The committee has been directed to submit a report within the next three days. Meanwhile, the demand for oxygen has increased tremendously as the number of corona patients is increasing across the country.

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