Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that Delhi is battling an acute shortage of oxygen as it fights to check the spread of Covid-19 disease. In a tweet, he declared that oxygen has become an emergency in the national Capital.
“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 DEL,” Kejriwal tweeted.
He said the current number of fresh cases is extremely overwhelming compared to mid -March when 100-150 covid-19 cases were being reported daily. “If this pace continues then within the next two to three days, we will face a shortage of beds and other facilities,” he said. He also urged Indian Railways to arrange up to 5,000 beds in view of the rising cases. In his response, Northern Railways deployed 50isolation coaches, each having two oxygen cylinders, at ShakurBasti railway station and 25 facilities will be placed at Anand Vihar by Monday.