Covid-19: Patients die in Indian hospital ICU fire
In recent days, several other hospitals in Delhi had said they either ran out of oxygen or had rapidly dwindling supplies.
A number of people have died while waiting for supplies, and the majority of intensive care beds in Delhi hospitals are full. Max Healthcare, which runs 10 private hospitals in the New Delhi area, said on Friday morning that it had been waiting for fresh oxygen supplies for more than seven hours at two facilities.Three other Indian states - Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana - are also facing a critical shortage of oxygen, while others are seeing depleting supplies.
Meanwhile a travel ban has taken effect in the UK for visitors from India. British and Irish citizens will still be allowed entry but will have to stay in a government appointed quarantine hotel for ten days. Canada and the United Arab Emirates have suspended passenger flights for 30 days and Singapore has tightened restrictions on travellers from India.
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