West Bengal experienced heavy rain since Sunday night and throughout Monday morning. The weathermen forecast more downpours in the next 24 hours.
The viral fever outbreak in Bihar has worsened with a large number of children admitted to hospitals and are on oxygen support. Dr. Lokesh Tiwari, the pediatrician in Patna AIIMS said: "The children are infected with an unknown virus that causes infection in the lungs.
Jharkhand government on Tuesday said claimed that no Covid-19 patient in the state died due to the shortage of oxygen.
The situation at the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) Muzaffarpur, is alarming. This hospital has 102 beds in the PICU ward and 107 patients are admitted in it. Of these 80 are in the ICU on oxygen support.
During the second wave of COVID-19, the state required 1,700 to 1,800 metric tonne oxygen daily, which it had to procure from other states, the CM said.
In an order dismissing the bail plea of a man accused of cow slaughter, Justice Yadav also said that 'Panchgavya' prepared using cow's milk, curd, ghee, urine and dung helps in treating several incurable diseases.
The CM also alleged that some people are neglecting facts and deliberately creating confusion.
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Anil Vij, was put on oxygen support on Friday after his oxygen levels dipped alarmingly.
Under this policy, the Delhi govt has set a target to establish liquid oxygen manufacturing facilities of minimum 50 MT capacity.
The Centre clarified that neither Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal nor the Government of India said that deaths due to oxygen shortage should not be probed.
No one can deny that Delhi grappled with an oxygen crisis in April and May during the second Covid wave and also no one can deny that people died in the capital due to a shortage of oxygen, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said during an online press conference.
Sisodia said the Delhi government had formed a committee to probe the deaths and prepare a report so that the affected families can be given a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday countered the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government over its claim of not having received any letter from the Centre inquiring about deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid-19 wave.
The officials said only Punjab has reported four "suspected" deaths due to oxygen shortage.
Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that the state government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage.
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The Centre on Tuesday asked states to submit data on the deaths caused due to the shortage of oxygen, sources said. The data is likely to be presented before the Monsoon Session of Parliament wraps up on August 13.
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The Railways started operating Oxygen Express trains on April 24 this year amid the second wave of the Covid pandemic to provide respite to the states requiring medical oxygen.
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