Oxygen shortage in Jammu hospitals amid pandemic is worrisome, says Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday termed the reported oxygen shortage in Jammu hospitals amid the COVID-19 pandemic worrisome.
Replying to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Abdullah said the situation is reportedly quite worrisome particularly in the wake of the alarming spike in COVID-19 cases during the past one week and nothing substantial was being done to alleviate the problem.
The statement said Abdullah also raised the issue of 60 “dysfunctional” ventilators that are meant to provide life support to critically ill patients.
He called for immediate necessary measures to strengthen the healthcare support system.
It is not just J&K which is facing shortage of oxygen amid rise in Corona cases, Gujarat is also struggling from the same situation. Observing this, Gujarat health department has directed oxygen manufacturing units to ramp up production to maximum capacity and ensure that 50 per cent of it is “medical oxygen” meant for hospitals.