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Covid-19 patients at home in Okhla struggle to get oxygen as Delhi gasps for oxygen Please do something as I need an oxygen cylinder on very urgent basis. This message landed in the OT inbox at 10:30 pm this morning. This is not the only message that has been doing in the virtual world since the Covid-19 2nd wave infected many people in India with Delhi logging the biggest spike of new 28,395 coronavirus cases and a positivity rate of over 32 per cent in the last 24 hours, according to the data released by the Delhi Government’s health department…
Direct more oxygen supply to Delhi: Sisodia to Centre Sisodia said: “We have been reiterating that the hospitals in Delhi do not have enough Oxygen supply for patients. We have been constant with our communication to the Central Government regarding the same. The most important issue is that the quota decided by Central Government for oxygen supply in Delhi is not enough due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. “Delhi does not make its own oxygen, there is a limited supply of oxygen and State Governments do not have any control over oxygen supply, it is controlled by Central Government.…
Meet Shaheen Bagh resident Waseem, ‘oxygen man’, who saved life of a Covid patient (video) It was early morning and after finishing his Fajr prayer after eating his sehri, Shaheen Bagh resident Muhammad Waseem Ali was getting ready to hit the bed and it was then that he received a call from an unknown number. The man introduced himself as ambulance driver urging Waseem for oxygen cylinder. The driver said as he was carrying a patient from Saket and was just left with five minutes of oxygen so he needed oxygen urgently. The driver’s plea moved Waseem, who asked the…
How many bodies being buried in Shaheen Bagh graveyard daily? Gravedigger opens up With Delhi recording its highest single-day spike with 28,395 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and 277 coronavirus-related deaths many residents are concerned about Okhlaiites getting infected with the virus. Though exact number of people who tested Covid positive or died of the disease in Okhla is not known, residents have been continuously posting and sharing information in the virtual world about the need for oxygen or plasma for their near and dear one. Residents said since Wednesday’s morning they saw five bodies being taken to Shaheen Bagh…
Veteran former Jamia magazines Editor Shahid Ali Khan, 89, is no more, writes ÀU ASIF. Shahid Ali Khan, a legendary nonagenarian former editor, Jamia Millia Islamia’s most famous book review magazine “kitab numa” and popular house hold children magazine “pyaame taaleem”, and manager, Maktaba Jamia Ltd, suffering from multiple diseases breathed his last at 5 am on April 2021 at his residence in Zaidi apartments Okhla Head. According to his youngest son Maajid Ali Khan, the end came peacefully this early morning amidst close relatives. He left behind two sons, one in the Gulf and daughter, living at Aligarh. His…
Miscreants tried to attack me with blade in Abul Fazal Enclave, friend save me: NDTV journalist Munne Bharti Okhla-based NDTV journalist and activist Munne Bharti tweeted a few hours ago about miscreants’ bid to attack him with a blade at Nai Basti in Jamia Nagar today. Replying to his post, DCP South East Delhi tweeted: “ACP NFC has been directed to look into the matter.” “कुछ बदमाशों ने मुझपर जामियानगर के नई बस्ती (पुलिस बूथ) के पास मेरा मास्क खींच कर चेहरे पर बिलेट से हमला करने ही वाले थे की गुजर रहे @shoaibJamei ने जान बचाई, SHO शाहीन बाग़…
Shaheen Bagh activists come forward to help Covid patients get oxygen As reports surfaced in Delhi about serious oxygen crisis in Delhi and with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urging the Center to urgently provide oxygen to Delhi with some hospitals left with just a few hours of oxygen, some Shaheen Bagh-based activists have come forward and said they will provided all help to Covid patients to get oxygen. Activist Sharib Hassan told the OT over phone that the team Sewa is at work to help and provide oxygen to the needy. He said the team will offer oxygen cylinder…
Father dies 5 days ago, now as Jamia school teacher battles for life, daughter writes moving post: ‘Pray for my dad Amanullah’s recovery who is on ventilator’ A moving post of Khansa Fahad is doing the rounds in which she has written: “Our father, Dr Amanullah Fahad, is on ventilator and he is not responding well. We are not able to communicate with you all since we are busy praying for him. We request you all to remember him in your prayers.” Dr Amanaullah teaches Islamic studies at Jamia School and for days he is in Holy Family Hospital after…
Covid-19 sees spike in tender coconut price in Okhla Since two members of his family tested positive for coronavirus, Ahmed has been visiting nearby fruit shop in Jamia Nagar to buy coconut water which he think is good for keeping the patients hydrated. He is not the only one to do so as there are many in the locality clearing coconut water off the shelves amid coronavirus concerns. Following which they said the price too has gone up from Rs 50 a few days ago to Rs 80 now. Today when I visited nearby shop to purchase coconut water the…
Due to Covid, demand for oximeters goes up in Okhla, many residents struggle to find one in Jamia Nagar As demand for oximeters goes up in Okhla, many residents said they are unable to find one in shops in Jamia Nagar. Following which many are now ordering online. He said he called up several chemist shops and they all said they have run out of oximeters. It has been noticed that since the lack of oxygen in one’s body is seen as a major symptom of Covid, people have been increasingly using the device to monitor oxygen saturation level in…