<p>The Max Hospital-Saket on Friday morning sent out an SOS, saying it was left with "an hour's oxygen supply" and over 700 patients admitted.</p>.<p>Two hours later, in a tweet, the hospital confirmed that it had received emergency supplies, which will last "last another two hours".</p>.<p>The hospital said it had been awaiting fresh supply from oxygen manufacturer Inox since 1 am.</p>.<p>"SOS - Less than an hour's Oxygen supplies at Max Smart Hospital & Max Hospital Saket. Awaiting promised fresh supplies from INOX since 1 am. @drharshvardhan @msisodia @PMOIndia @ArvindKejriwal @PiyushGoyal @SatyendarJain over 700 patients admitted, need immediate assistance," the hospital had tweeted at 7.43 am.</p>.<p>According to the South Delhi DCP, a vehicle carrying oxygen reached Max Smart around 9 am and another vehicle was enroute.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/politics-at-centrestage-after-kejriwal-kicks-up-row-on-oxygen-at-pm-cm-covid-meet-977567.html" target="_blank">Read | Politics at centrestage after Kejriwal kicks up row on oxygen at PM-CM Covid meet</a></strong></p>.<p>"Oxygen carrying vehicle has reached Max Smart. Another vehicle is enroute for Max East West. Senior Officers are monitoring the situation," the police said on Twitter.</p>.<p>Around 9.30 am, the Max Healthcare said it was awaiting more supplies.</p>.<p>"Update: We have received emergency supplies at Max Saket and Max Smart which will last another 2 hours. We are still awaiting more supplies," it said.</p>.<p>Amid a serious oxygen crisis in the national capital, 25 "sickest" COVID-19 patients died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.</p>.<p>Sources said "low pressure oxygen" could be the likely cause for the deaths.</p>.<p>A central government source said the SGRH has "sufficient balance of oxygen and a tanker has reached the hospital, which will fill up the storage capacity".</p>.<p>The tanker reached the hospital around 9.20 am. The stock can last up to five hours, depending on the consumption, an official at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said.</p>.<p>In a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said six private hospitals had exhausted their oxygen supply by Thursday evening.</p>.<p>As patients and their family members waited outside hospitals, hoping to get a bed, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday had said beds would be increased in large numbers once the oxygen crisis was resolved.</p>.<p>A government doctor said hospitals in Delhi are wary of admitting more patients amid a serious shortage of oxygen in the city. </p>
<p>The Max Hospital-Saket on Friday morning sent out an SOS, saying it was left with "an hour's oxygen supply" and over 700 patients admitted.</p>.<p>Two hours later, in a tweet, the hospital confirmed that it had received emergency supplies, which will last "last another two hours".</p>.<p>The hospital said it had been awaiting fresh supply from oxygen manufacturer Inox since 1 am.</p>.<p>"SOS - Less than an hour's Oxygen supplies at Max Smart Hospital & Max Hospital Saket. Awaiting promised fresh supplies from INOX since 1 am. @drharshvardhan @msisodia @PMOIndia @ArvindKejriwal @PiyushGoyal @SatyendarJain over 700 patients admitted, need immediate assistance," the hospital had tweeted at 7.43 am.</p>.<p>According to the South Delhi DCP, a vehicle carrying oxygen reached Max Smart around 9 am and another vehicle was enroute.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/politics-at-centrestage-after-kejriwal-kicks-up-row-on-oxygen-at-pm-cm-covid-meet-977567.html" target="_blank">Read | Politics at centrestage after Kejriwal kicks up row on oxygen at PM-CM Covid meet</a></strong></p>.<p>"Oxygen carrying vehicle has reached Max Smart. Another vehicle is enroute for Max East West. Senior Officers are monitoring the situation," the police said on Twitter.</p>.<p>Around 9.30 am, the Max Healthcare said it was awaiting more supplies.</p>.<p>"Update: We have received emergency supplies at Max Saket and Max Smart which will last another 2 hours. We are still awaiting more supplies," it said.</p>.<p>Amid a serious oxygen crisis in the national capital, 25 "sickest" COVID-19 patients died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.</p>.<p>Sources said "low pressure oxygen" could be the likely cause for the deaths.</p>.<p>A central government source said the SGRH has "sufficient balance of oxygen and a tanker has reached the hospital, which will fill up the storage capacity".</p>.<p>The tanker reached the hospital around 9.20 am. The stock can last up to five hours, depending on the consumption, an official at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said.</p>.<p>In a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said six private hospitals had exhausted their oxygen supply by Thursday evening.</p>.<p>As patients and their family members waited outside hospitals, hoping to get a bed, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday had said beds would be increased in large numbers once the oxygen crisis was resolved.</p>.<p>A government doctor said hospitals in Delhi are wary of admitting more patients amid a serious shortage of oxygen in the city. </p>