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Oxygen crisis in Lucknow far from over, kin wait for hours in queues

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Lucknow: Scores of people were lined up outside an oxygen plant at Talkatora in a hope to refill oxygen cylinders to provide assistance to their gasping family members or friends.
Ambrish Mohanty, a resident of Balaganj said, “ I’ve been standing here for the past eight hours to get the cylinder refilled and take it to the hospital at Khurramnagar where my wife is admitted.  The hospital staff is co-operative but has asked us to arrange oxygen for the patient as the hospital will soon be running out of oxygen. It is very difficult today to arrange an oxygen cylinder. I never thought that this  will happen to me and my family, these are the most devastating times we are facing.”
Akhil Kumar resident Charbagh said, “’ I have come here to get an oxygen cylinder refilled for one of my friend’s father who is Covid-19 positive and and is in a critical stage, admitted at a hospital located on Kursi Road.  I’m worried for him as he is quite old and is in a critical stage. We are now being told by the oxygen plant employees that we will have to wait for another four hours to get the oxygen, we have already waited to four hours. This is pure mismanagement of the system which might cost my friend’s father his life”.
Arsalan Abbasi resident Thakurganj said, “ I had my relative who’s Covid-19 positive admitted in Impulse Hospital, Balaganj, but the hospital administration discharged him ten days back due to non availability of oxygen. Since then, he has been at home on oxygen support. I’ve got two oxygen cylinders one of a Jumbo size, and one of small size which I’ve bought for Rs 12,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. I’ve been standing here in the queue for the last six hours but I’ve lost all hope as of now. I appeal to the administration to ensure a smooth and fair process of oxygen distribution, so that individuals like me have to face less hurdles in getting one”.
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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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