Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Friday termed as “preliminary” a four-member committee’s report that oxygen shortage could not be ascertained as the cause of 21 deaths at Jaipur Golden Hospital on April 23. Responding to a query related to the report at a press conference, Jain said it was prepared in a day’s time. A committee formed subsequently, which was struck down by L-G Anil Baijal, would have examined the issue of oxygen deaths in detail, Jain said. Apart from Jaipur Golden, 12 deaths at Batra Hospital on May 1 were attributed by the hospital management to oxygen shortage. The committee observed that out of the six hospitals that shared records with it, only Jaipur Golden claimed deaths had taken place in its facility due to oxygen shortage.

Source: Indian Express July 23, 2021 19:29 UTC