The ambulance driver said he was travelling to Unique Hospital, which had no oxygen left, on Wednesday afternoon to shift Vinay Kumar, who had fever and breathing difficulties but had tested Covid-negative, to another hospital. By then there was no oxygen left in the cylinder and she had died. “On Wednesday, the doctors said the hospital had just an hour’s oxygen left and suggested Vinay be shifted to another hospital,” he said. “It took 45 minutes to get in touch with 108 (the ambulance emergency number), but no ambulance arrived even after 90 minutes. Then the ambulance driver called to say the vehicle had been hijacked.

Source: The Telegraph April 22, 2021 20:48 UTC