In Pictures: People Queue Up For Oxygen Cylinders Amid Surge In COVID-19

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April 28, 2021 9:30 am No Comments

People stand in a queue to get an oxygen cylinder for their patients at Srinagar’s tertiary care, SMHS hospital on April 28, 2021. [Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir]

   
Srinagar administration added 1000 Liters Per Minute (LPM) oxygen generation plant at SMHS for COVID-19 patients after successful trial run of the plant there, officials said on April 28, 2021. [Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir]

Patients at the hospital have complained of unavailability of Oxygen cylinders on time, which the hospital administration say is ‘baseless’. [Aman Farooq for Greater Kashmir]

Meanwhile, Department of Information and Public Relations Jammu & Kashmir (DIPR-J&K) on its official twitter handle claimed that the UT has an ‘ample supply of oxygen’ on April 28, 2021. [Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir]

Along with declaring that the UT has an ample supply of Oxygen, DIPR also claimed to have ‘substantial number of filled Oxygen cylinders’ on April 28, 2021. [Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir]

The oxygen plant at SMHS hospital according to the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz was made operational in 96 hours on April 28, 2021. [Mubashir Khan for Greater Kashmir]

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