Mumbai’s KEM Hospital becomes Covid death centre

Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital has become a death centre for Covid-19 patients as it records 221 casualties in the last 20 days, according to the reports. Patients all over India are dying because of the deadly virus, but if reports are to be believed, the deaths are occurring here in this hospital because of the lack of oxygen supply. Scared patients are protesting, but the authorities are denying the matter.

In KEM Hospital, a total of 460 deaths have taken place since 15 May. Sources say the maximum number of deaths in such a short span of time was due to lack of oxygen.

The families of the patients are scared, as well as concerned for them. Earlier this week, the bodies of 12 Covid-19 patients were seen lying unclaimed at KEM’s mortuary. According to the Hospital reports, more than 10 people have died every day since 1 June. The Dean of KEM Hospital has said that coronavirus is at its peak and the deaths that occurred from 15 May to 20 June were unfortunate.

With the increasing data on the number of deaths, news was circulating on social media that there is lack of oxygen supply in the hospital. Speaking to The Daily Guardian about this, Dean Dr. Deshmukh said, “There is 11,000 litres of oxygen supply in the hospital. It’s true that the death rate has increased, and no one is denying that. But putting a false allegation is not right. The patients haven’t died due to lack of oxygen supply in the hospital. There are several reasons such as the patients have been admitted late, and their condition has worsened by the time they reach the hospital. Also the medical history of the patient matters a lot.”

Meanwhile, the relatives of the patients admitted in KEM Hospital are also claiming that they aren’t getting any information of the patients from the management. Like, Avinash, a resident of Mumbai, admitted his father-in-law on May 6, but he has received no information from the hospital administration since then about what is going on in the hospital. According to him, on the first day, oxygen was supplied to his father-in-law, but after that he was clueless about the treatment as he received no information even after repeated calls. As the number of deaths are increasing rapidly, Additional Municipal Commissioner BMC Suresh Kakani has given orders to carry out investigation on this matter.