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Jaishankar brought up the issue during a telephonic conver- sation with Wang who conveyed to him China's sympathy and solidarity with India in its fight against a severe wave of coronavirus pandemic.The telephonic talks between the two Œ ⁄U„Ë „Ò– foreign ministers came on a day Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed readiness to strengthen cooperation with India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. "Highlighted the importance of supply chains and air flights ’ø ∑‘§ ⁄U„Ù! being kept open in these circumstances. Welcomed his assurances in that regard, as also more openness to Indian chartered flights," Jaishankar tweeted.The Ministry of External •ı⁄U dksbZ •Ê¬∑§Ë ◊ŒŒ Ÿ„Ë¥ ∑§⁄UªÊ! Affairs (MEA) said the call was initiated at the request of the Chinese side."External Affairs Minister highlighted in this regard that Indian entities were already in the process of commer- ÁŸflŒ∑§ cially procuring required products and raw mate- rials from suppliers in China," the MEA said."The Minister said that this process would be facilitat- ed if various transport corridors and cargo flights Sardar Gurcharan Singh Babbar remained open and the necessary logistics sup- port ensured expeditiously," it said in a state- PRESIDENT ment.There were reports of difficulties being faced by some US firms in sending medical ship- ALL INDIA SIKH CONFERENCE BABBAR ments to India from China. Foreign Secretary ADDRESS- 5, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, PRESS AREA, ITO NEW DELHI 110002 Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday said there was an impact on some of the supplies following PHONE, 9971359517, 9312262300, 9868068019, E-mail ID: [email protected] suspension of flights by Sichuan Airlines. 2 New Delhi, Sunday, 2 May, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES NEWS BOX Large outbreak regions increased to Acute shortage triggers oxygen panic, 170, curbs to be in place till May 13 patients’ kin told to procure cylinders Gurgaon: With the number of cases going up Gurgaon: Friday was nothing short of a admitted in Mayom Hospital...The available. It’s time for the in the district, the administration on Friday nightmare for over a dozen hospitals in the hospital is daily asking us to arrange administration to answe increased the number of large outbreak city that made distress calls for oxygen cylinders. Plants are saying some tough questions,” said regions (LORs) to 170. Till Wednesday, the throughout the morning. Several, including individuals are not allowed to refill. PN Kakkar, CEO of Park district had 91 LORs. some leading hospitals, had no option but to My brother will die sir, please do Hospital. Fortis too shared a The areas will be marked as LORs from April ask patients’ kin to procure cylinders something.” Dr Manish Prakash of similar story. “We have been 30 till May 13. “According to guidelines because they were in danger of running out Mayom Hospital said, “We have getting oxygen, but ou issued by the ministry of health and family of oxygen stocks, and turn away new suspended fresh admissions. We are situation still remains welfare, a large outbreak region is defined as patients. raising SOS calls every six hours as precarious as the demand a geographical area that has an increased Gurgaon has a wide gap between demand and we aren’t getting oxygen supply. We has been increasing daily number of cases. The cases may or may not have pointed these issues to both the We are operating a on very be linked. For operational purposes, a large supply of medical oxygen — around 30 outbreak area is considered to be present metric tonnes (MT), which cylinders are Haryana government and the district thin margin of supply and al when there are 15 or more cases,” the district being used to fill — but the supply worries administration.” He added, “We are efforts are being made to magistrate said in an order. Most number of aggravated on Friday because only 19MT of requesting patients’ relatives to ensure we have appropriate LORs has been identified in UPHC Tigra the assured supply of 35MT had reached the organise a backup for oxygen for their backup for our patients that has 24 housing societies and colonies city.. One tanker headed for the city was safety. If they can procure an oxygen station in the city, hoping to get some safety,” said Dr Ritu Garg like Bestech Park View Spa, Freedom Park diverted to Rewari, which was facing a concentrator or oxygen cylinder, it can be cylinders refilled,” said Yogesh Sharma zonal director, Fortis Memorial Research Life, Jalvayu Towers, DLF The Crest, The crisis. At present, Gurgaon’s allotment of used for the patient in case of anfrom the hospital. Signature Hospital Institute. Meanwhile, the distric Close North, Wembley Estate, Vatika City, oxygen is at 35MT, whereas the demand emergency.” He also said the oxygentweeted an SOS for oxygen at 9.26am. “In administration said the situation is likely to La Lagune among others. Areas in stands at 65MT. Relatives of Covid patients management team is unable to providethe Signature Hospital, we require LMO improve as Gurgaon is expected to get more Chanderlok UPHC have 17 LORs, including said they are having a tough time arranging details on oxygen distribution to each(liquid medical oxygen) latest by 11 AM. oxygen soon. “I am aware of the grim Heritage City, Regency Park II, Ridgewood cylinders. “I have been searching for an hospital. “We are not getting anyWe have 74 COVID patients today. Present situation and we have been working to mee Estate, The lcon, Palm Grove Heights, and empty cylinder since Friday morning. The information on how much supply we will be stock of LMO will suffice for maximum 2-3 the oxygen demand. One of our tankers was The Laburnum. As many as 13 societies in hospital is running out of oxygen supply. I getting each day and by when. These are the Hours (sic),” it tweeted. W-Pratiksha, diverted to another district and thus smaller the new sectors along Dwarka Expressway, don’t know what the MCG’s oxygen questions that the team should answer,” he Metro, Aarvy and others also raised alarms hospitals are in a bad shape. We have including Sare Homes, Vipul Lavanya, DLF management team is doing,” said a worried added. The hospital also confirmed thatfor oxygen. “Oxygen crisis continues in received a consignment of fresh oxygen New Town Heights, Vatika Seven Lamps, Sunil Kumar, whose Covid-positive wife is their oxygen stock is almost empty and they Park Hospital. At present, we are getting Hospitals are being given oxygen supply,” Mapsko Casabella and Mapsko Royal Ville admitted in Aarvy Hospital. Abhishek have been filling cylinders over five times a only 50% of the allotted liquid oxygen, and said Yash Garg, deputy commissioner have been notified as LORs. The health Mishra, a resident, tweeted: “My brother is day. “Our teams are standing at each filling oxygen aren’t concentrators easily Gurgaon. department has said that intensive contact tracing and rapid antigen testing camps will be conducted in these places. “Apart from restrictions on movement, surveillance and testing activities would be carried out in No bed in 4 Noida hospitals, 33-year-old dies in car 1.4k Covid patients these areas by rapid response teams comprising ASHA, ANM and other staff GREATER NOIDA: A 33-year-old by herself in Sector Beta 2. Her two spoke to the nodal officer at GIMS but members,” said Dr Jai Prakash, district woman died outside the Government daughters live with their father in was told there are no beds,” he said. surveillance officer. Wedding permits Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) Madhya Pradesh. Noida woman was Avneesh said Jagriti passed away wait for hospital access on Thursday while her friend and not taken inside govt hosp, says director around 2pm. “We requested the revoked, says SDM Gurgaon sub-divisional Gurgaon:A total of 2,839 persons have registered on the magistrate Jitender Kumar has revoked landlord kept looking for a bed to admit Around 7.30am, Jagriti’s friend, who hospital staff several times to check. permits to organise weddings and other her. She had Covid-like symptoms but also stays in the same accommodation, But no one came. She died around 2 pm new government portal, which was launched a week events in containment zones with immediate had not got herself tested. Jagriti Gupta and I started looking for beds. We went after which we asked the doctors to at ago, for hospitalisation. Of them, 1,649 have a Gurgaon effect. The SDM has issued an order in this was taken to three private hospitals and to Kailash Hospital where I was told least keep her body. Some doctors address on Aadhaar cards, which the government has regard saying that the decision was taken then to GIMS where her attendants there are no vacant beds.