Displaying a humane face during the weekend curfew, the Delhi Police helped several needy across the national Capital. On Sunday afternoon, Delhi Police personnel provided 20 oxygen cylinders to a hospital where 35 covid patients are admitted. The hospital was running low on oxygen cylinders.
“Around 1.30 pm, a distress call was received from Mansa Ram Hospital in Nangloi in Outer district where 35 covid patients are admitted. The caller stated that their oxygen supply has run out and the existing stock won't last for more than an hour. The Hospital had tried all their sources but oxygen cylinders were not available,” said Chinmoy Biswal, the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of Delhi Police.
“In this momentous anxious situation, the outer district police team under coordinated with several places to get the cylinders. Two teams of Nihal Vihar police stations immediately rushed to Mundka and Bawana to arrange Oxygen cylinders from suppliers. SHO of Nihal Vihar police station was tasked to coordinate with supplier at Bawana facility who stated that there is scarcity of oxygen cylinders due to the ongoing pandemic,” said the PRO.
“However, the supplier was requested to provide at least 10 Oxygen cylinders immediately and 10 more after half an hour. He considered the request and provided 20 oxygen gas cylinders immediately,” said Biswal.
“The police team from Nihal Vihar police station escorted the vehicle carrying 20 Oxygen cylinders to Mansa Ram hospital and delivered to the hospital in the nick of time, in a timely demonstration of Delhi Police as #DilKiPolice,” said Biswal.
In another instance, police action went beyond the boundaries of Delhi when SHO Bharat Nagar Mohar Singh provided the most needed medicine Remidisvir injection to an elderly patient Bhopal.
“It came to the notice of Inspector Mohar Singh Meena that one covid patient Karan Singh (67) was admitted in ICU of Silver Line hospital, Bhopal. Doctors prescribed that he is in dire need of Remidisvir injection. During this emergency situation, they tried everywhere but to no avail. Then, Singh got arranged 5 vials of Remidisvir injection and immediately got it airlifted to Bhopal. The condition of the patient is now stable,” said Biswal.
In North district, for an old sick woman, the police provided medical help and got her treatment though a professional doctor. “On Sunday afternoon at around 12:00 PM, one person Mohammad Vakil, who along with his wife Samina Khatoon works as labourers in Red Fort parking lot, came to police,” said Biswal.
“He informed that his wife was not well and need help. The couple has been living in a cluster behind Red Fort for the last 14 - 15 years. Immediately, Constable, Than Singh visited his Jhuggi. His wife was feeling weak and suffocated inside the Jhuggi. She was shifted to an open area and a doctor was called by the police team, who gave her treatment. The doctor told them that the woman did not have any COVID-19 symptoms but she was very weak,” said Biswal.