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Delhi hospitals left with few hours of oxygen: CM Kejriwal's SOS to Centre

Industries can wait for O2, patients can't, Delhi HC slams Centre

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The Delhi government was in talks with the central government and has requested the latter to ensure a smooth and timely supply of oxygen to Delhi

Ruchika ChitravanshiPTI New Delhi
The Delhi government sent out an SOS to the Centre on the oxygen crisis in the capital with several hospitals left with just a few hours of oxygen.
 
“Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi. I again urge the Centre to urgently provide oxygen to Delhi. Some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet.
 
The Delhi High Court, meanwhile, directed the Centre on Tuesday to immediately ban industrial use of oxygen instead of waiting till April 22. “Industries can wait. Patients cannot. Human lives are at stake,”

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