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26 Covid Patients Die In 4 Hrs In Goa, Probe Sought

May 11, 2021 | Pratirodh Bureau

Representational Image: The daily Covid-19 positivity rate dropped to 3.22 per cent

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that 26 COVID-19 patients died at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in the early hours on Tuesday and sought an investigation by the High Court to find out the exact cause of the deaths.

He said these fatalities occurred between 2am and 6am, “which is a fact”, but remained evasive about the cause.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who visited GMCH, said the gap between the “availability of medical oxygen and its supply to COVID-19 wards in the GMCH might have caused some issues for the patients” even as he stressed that there is no scarcity of oxygen supply in the state.

Speaking to reporters, Rane admitted the shortfall in the supply of medical oxygen at the GMCH as of Monday.

“The High Court should investigate the reasons behind these deaths. The HC should also intervene and prepare a white paper on oxygen supply to the GMCH, which would help to set the things right,” the Health Minister said after the CM’s visit to GMCH.

Rane said the medical oxygen requirement of the facility as of Monday was 1,200 jumbo cylinders, of which only 400 were supplied.

“If there is a shortfall in the supply of medical oxygen, (a) discussion should be held about how to bridge that gap,” he said.

Rane said a three-member team of nodal officers set up by the state government to oversee COVID-19 treatment at GMCH should give its inputs about the issues to the CM.

Earlier in the day, the CM, donning a PPE kit, visited COVID-19 wards in GMCH, where he met patients and their relatives.

“There are issues over the availability of oxygen in these wards which need to be sorted out,” the CM said.

He announced the setting up of a ward-wise mechanism to ensure a smooth supply of medical oxygen.

“Doctors, who are busy treating patients, cannot spend their time in arranging logistics like oxygen. I will hold a meeting immediately to set up ward-wise mechanisms to ensure that oxygen is supplied to patients in time,” Sawant told reporters.

The CM said there was no dearth of medical oxygen and cylinders in the state but the problem arises sometimes as these cylinders do not reach their destinations on time.

Sawant said the state government is making efforts on all fronts to tackle the pandemic.

“We have abundant supplies of (medical) oxygen. There is no scarcity in the state,” he said.

Goa’s COVID-19 tally stood at 1,21,650 as of May 10, while 50 deaths had taken the toll to 1,729, an official had said.

Meanwhile, Sawant warned of action against private hospitals that refuse the coverage of Deen Dayal Swastha Seva Yojana (DDSSY) to COVID-19 patients.

He said the pending financial dues on part of private hospitals under this scheme will be cleared in the next 15 days.

Tags: COVID-19, Goa, Goa Medical College and Hospital, medical oxygen, Pratirodh

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