Delhi High Court had ordered the Centre to providedetails regarding the oxygen shortage in National Capital. The judicial bodyhas asked to give details about the oxygen concentrators waiting to be clearedby Customs till 3 pm on May 3.
Following high demand on oxygen cylinders for Covidpatients, High Court had recently lashed out on center and said, “You have tomeet oxygen demand head-on, can’t duck it.”
On May 2, the Supreme Court has also asked the Center toaddress the shortages of medical supplies in Delhi by midnight of May 3.Meanwhile, the topmost court ordered the Center to create a buffer stock ofoxygen along with all states which can be used in case the regular supply chainis disrupted.
The Supreme Court on 2nd of May stated, “Theemergency stocks shall be created within the next four days. The replenishmentof the emergency stocks will also be monitored on a real-time basis through thevirtual control room in active consultation with each state/Union Territory.”
India is facing the dangerous and highly infectioussecond wave of Covid19. The pandemic has made India crawl on its feet. The Health System of the nation has collapsed as there is a shortage of oxygensupply, hospital beds, and other medical facilities.
Daily, many patients are dying due to oxygen shortage inthe hospitals. National Capital Delhi has become the worst-hit area andreported 20,394 new covid cases and 407 deaths in the last 24 hours.