Agra hospital to be sealed over 22 deaths

Agra, June 8

Shree Paras Hospital here is being sealed following the death of 22 patients reportedly due to a shortage of oxygen. The step was taken after a video surfaced in which the hospital owner was heard saying that the oxygen supply was stopped in a “mock drill”.

The purported video showed a doctor admitting that 22 people died after he shut oxygen for fives minutes during the drill.

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The district administration took the decision after investigation on Tuesday.

District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh said a case would be registered against the hospital under the Epidemic Act. There are 55 patients admitted to the hospital, who will be shifted to another medical facility by a team of the CMO.

The DM said all deaths in the hospital were being audited by the CMO’s team. He said comments in the viral video spread fear among the public. On the other hand, the hospital management denied that any mock drill had been done to stop oxygen. — Agencies