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  States, UTs didn't report deaths due to oxygen shortage; over 5.21 lakh died till April 4

  India | April 06, 2022 0:01 IST

  Centre informed Rajya Sabha that it had asked states to provide details of people who have died because of shortage of oxygen.

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  No Covid patient died due to oxygen shortage in Gujarat hospitals, minister tells Assembly

  India | March 22, 2022 17:49 IST

  In his address to the House on budgetary allocations for the Health Department, Patel also said Congress was misguiding the people as part of its strategy for the upcoming Assembly polls, expected to be held in December.

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  'Not too late yet...submit data by Aug 13': Mandaviya counters Delhi over oxygen row

  Politics | August 11, 2021 17:33 IST

  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.

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  Only one state reported suspected death due to oxygen shortage: Govt

  India | August 10, 2021 22:33 IST

  The officials said only Punjab has reported four "suspected" deaths due to oxygen shortage.

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  Did not receive any letter from Centre seeking info on deaths due to oxygen scarcity: Manish Sisodia

  India | August 10, 2021 14:57 IST

  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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  Goa minister takes U-turn, tells Assembly no death occurred at GMCH due to oxygen shortage

  India | July 31, 2021 11:43 IST

  In the written reply, the minister said, "At no point in time, the oxygen supplies at GMCH ran out of stock and thus, no death has been reported to have (been) caused due to non-supply of oxygen."

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  Centre asks states to submit data on deaths due to oxygen shortage: Sources

  India | July 27, 2021 17:59 IST

  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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  Oxygen Express to supply LMO to Bangladesh for first time

  India | July 25, 2021 8:08 IST

  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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  Cong leader moves privilege motion against MoS over ‘no deaths due to oxygen shortage’ remarks

  India | July 23, 2021 6:40 IST

  K C Venugopal on Thursday moved a privilege motion against Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar for “misleading” the parliament on deaths due to shortage of oxygen.

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  Muqabla | Completely false to say no deaths due to oxygen shortage, say opposition

  News | July 21, 2021 18:17 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday accused the opposition-ruled states of doing politics on the issue while earlier admitting that there was no death due to shortage of oxygen during second wave of Covid-19.

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  Ground Report | We did lost patients due to lack of oxygen, says Batra Hospital doctor SCL Gupta

  News | July 21, 2021 17:20 IST

  In a special conversation with IndiaTV Batra Hospital doctor SCL Gupta claimed that death due to shortage of oxygen did happen in Delhi. It might be because of lack of coordination between Centre-State that these deaths were not reported as they should be.

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  Completely false, says Delhi Health Minister on Centre's 'no oxygen deaths' claim

  India | July 21, 2021 13:31 IST

  On Tuesday, the Centre told the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were “specifically reported” by states and union territories during the second COVID-19 wave that hit the country.

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  Top Breaking News | BJP ruled states denied reports of any death due to shortage of oxygen

  News | July 21, 2021 13:18 IST

  States did not specifically report any deaths due to oxygen shortages during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

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  Rahul Gandhi a Twitter troll: BJP hits back at Congress over oxygen shortage row

  India | July 21, 2021 13:54 IST

  Sambit Patra reiterated the government's stand over death due to oxygen shortage during the second wave stating that the onus was on the states to report such casualties.

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  No data on deaths due to oxygen shortage, Centre blames States

  News | July 21, 2021 12:38 IST

  The Union health ministry has said the states have not provided any information on deaths of Covid patients in hospitals due to lack of oxygen. With a number of deaths due to oxygen shortage making headlines during the second wave, especially in Delhi, the matter drew sharp criticism from the opposition.

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  At least 30 died in Andhra due to lack of oxygen: TDP disputes Centre on COVID fatalities

  India | July 21, 2021 11:28 IST

  The Centre had on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no deaths of COVID-19 patients due to lack of oxygen have been specifically reported by states and union territories during the second COVID-19 wave that took place from April to June.

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  Top 9 News: No deaths reported due to oxygen shortage says Govt in Rajya Sabha

  News | July 21, 2021 11:00 IST

  The Central government on Tuesday said no one died due to oxygen shortage in the country during the second Covid-19 wave. The govt, however, admitted that demand for medical oxygen saw an unprecedented surge in the second wave.

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  Indonesia short on oxygen, seeks help as virus cases soar

  World | July 10, 2021 9:47 IST

  A shipment of more than 1,000 oxygen cylinders, concentrators, ventilators and other health devices arrived from Singapore on Friday, followed by another 1,000 ventilators from Australia.

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  One more oxygen express arrives in Tamil Nadu

  India | June 20, 2021 14:17 IST

  An oxygen express train carrying 73.27 MT of LMO (liquid medical oxygen) from Odisha arrived at Irugur near here in the early hours of Sunday.

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  'Project O2' to ensure India's medical oxygen demand

  India | June 13, 2021 13:28 IST

  Considering increase in demand for medical oxygen in different parts of the country during the second wave of the Covid-19, India has started 'Project O2' to augment the country's ability to meet this rise in demand of medical oxygen.