Shortage of oxygen continue to grip hospitals in Delhi. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, which on Friday reported the death of 25 of its “sickest” patients due to depleting oxygen supply, has been waiting for three days to refill its cylinders used while transporting critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Sources on Monday told PTI that the hospital is currently on beg and borrow mode. It has 104 oxygen cylinders that are used to move extremely sick COVID-19 patients an emergency which is happening frequently now, an official said. “All the cylinders were sent three days ago to different locations for emergency refill. For the last three days our staff is camping there but to no avail,” he said. “The hospital has arranged two cylinders which are also going to empty quickly,” a source said.