Madhya Pradesh: Relatives Of Covid-19 Patients Loot Oxygen Cylinders In Damoh District, Cases Filed

In Madhya Pradesh's Damoh, relatives of Covid-19 patients resorted to looting the supply of medical oxygen at a government hospital on Tuesday 20 April night.

A video shows people started looting cylinders as soon as a truck laden with medical oxygen cylinders supply reached the district hospital, reports IndiaTv News.

"We have been told that as soon as Oxygen truck came, people looted cylinders even when the hospital has adequate Oxygen supply. We are identifying these people and filing cases," the district collector, Damoh, said.

He added that there is no shortage of oxygen at hospitals in the district, and a case will be filed against those involved in the looting and assured that the administration would provide all possible help to the public.

Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply to the state. He has asked the neighbouring states to take stern action against all those blocking oxygen cylinders supply to Madhya Pradesh.

Chouhan has assured that Remdesivir injections are also being supplied by airways in different parts of the state so that the people who need them can get them in time.