PANJIM: Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday criticised the State government over the oxygen crisis and disallowing the refilling of cylinders brought by the relatives and private individuals to help patients in need.
Reacting furiously to the latest government order, where District Collector’s permission is required for refilling of oxygen cylinders, State Convenor Rahul Mhambre called it a “sadistic” move that could only be made by someone who derives pleasure from inflicting further pain, suffering and humiliation on desperate patients and relatives.
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Highlighting another incident of oxygen supply running out, this time at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim Ward 147 last night, Mhambre said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has not only failed to make any serious attempt to solve the oxygen crisis, but has instead passed such draconian orders that is costing the lives of patients.
“Such incidents of oxygen supply running out in the middle of the night in entire wards are becoming routine at GMC. Imagine the plight of relatives, who attend to the patients all day, and can’t even sleep at night out of fear of losing their loved one due to oxygen shortage,” Mhambre said.
He allegedly expressed regret that it took the deaths of 800 Goans before the Chief Minister finally visited the COVID ward today. Mhambre slammed the Chief Minister for continuing to justify the deaths of COVID patients, saying that it does not matter to the dead patient whether it was a “delay” in oxygen supply or whether it was a “shortage”.
