Published on May 03, 2021 AHMEDABAD: It was the second consecutive day for Gujarat to record a drop in daily Covid-19 cases on Sunday. In 24 hours, the state recorded 12,978 new cases, a drop of 6.3% from the previous day. It was also the lowest daily tally in 11 days for the state. More … Continue reading Gujarat sees 6% drop in new cases, 11% in deaths in 24 hrs
Ahmedabad: Crisis makes doctors beg, borrow oxygen from kin, other hospitals
Published on April 23, 2021 AHMEDABAD: A mid-sized Covid hospital in eastern city parts on Tuesday night sent an SOS to a group of hospital owners and administrators. “We have oxygen that can only last for the next 40 minutes. We have 20 patients. Need your support,” read the message. Five nearby hospitals spared one … Continue reading Ahmedabad: Crisis makes doctors beg, borrow oxygen from kin, other hospitals
Oxygen use in Gujarat up 13 times in 30 days
Published on April 23, 2021 AHMEDABAD: It is often a race against time for the city-based hospitals treating Covid-19 patients when they begin to run short of oxygen. While the majority of hospitals have hired vehicles just to ferry oxygen from refill plants continuously, doctors have also devised methods to help each other. Dr Sunil … Continue reading Oxygen use in Gujarat up 13 times in 30 days
Ahmedabad: ‘Drove 9km in five minutes to save four lives’
Published on April 17, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Dr Rohit Joshi, a director of Aarna Hospital, was recently in a race against time to save patients on oxygen. “I got a call from my Paldi hospital that the oxygen would last just for five minutes – the alarm had already got buzzed. I had no other option. … Continue reading Ahmedabad: ‘Drove 9km in five minutes to save four lives’
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