Del facing acute shortage of oxygen. In view of sharply increasing cases, Del needs much more than normal supply. Rather than increasing supply, our normal supply has been sharply reduced and Delhi’s quota has been diverted to other states.

OXYGEN HAS BECOME AN EMERGENCY IN DELKejriwal's statement comes hours after giving an update on the Covid-19 situation in the national capital.Less than 100 critical care beds were available in the city of more than 20 million people, Kejriwal said on Sunday, as social media was flooded with people complaining about lack of beds, oxygen cylinders and drugs."The bigger worry is that in last 24 hours positivity rate has increased to around 30% from 24% ...

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