Summary:
Lucknow: Two days after an FIR was filed against Sun Hospital in Lucknow for allegedly spreading a rumour of oxygen shortage, the hospital authorities on Friday alleged that the district administration had asked the supplier not to give them oxygen.
The administration, however, denied the allegation saying no such direction had been issued.
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Lucknow: Two days after an FIR was filed against Sun Hospital in Lucknow for allegedly spreading a rumour of oxygen shortage, the hospital authorities on Friday alleged that the district administration had asked the supplier not to give them oxygen.
The administration, however, denied the allegation saying no such direction had been issued.
When contacted by The Indian Express, the in charge at Awadh Oxygen said that no such direction was given by the ADM to deny oxygen supply to Sun Hospital.
Later in the evening, the hospital claimed to have received five oxygen cylinders from the supplier against its demand of 25.
As many as 20 Covid patients are on oxygen support at the facility at present and the hospital’s manager claimed that the back-up oxygen supply would run out at 11pm.
Speaking to The Indian Express on Friday night, the hospital’s manager Akhilesh Pandey claimed there were a total of 22 patients at the hospital, of which 20 were on oxygen support.
He added that the back-up oxygen supply at the hospital will run out at 11 pm.
“I called the ADM.