Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday instructed officers to ensure that there is no shortage of beds, now that the oxygen supply situation is coming under control, reported news agency ANI. The order was aimed to help prevent hardships faced by the public due to the non-availability of the beds. In an order issued today, the Delhi government has directed MS/MD/Directors to update bed status of all hospitals on Delhi Corona App/portal frequently, but not later than every 2 hours. Delhi witnessed an acute paucity of all essential medical supplies, like vaccines, drugs, oxygen and hospital beds required for Covid-19 treatment. Delhi reported 19,832 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, while 341 people lost their lives to the illness, according to the daily health bulletin.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2021 15:11 UTC