The hospital authorities have contended that the deaths were not due to a shortfall of lifesaving medical oxygen. Chengalpattu district collector A John Louis denied reports that the deaths were due to oxygen shortage.
India and South Africa had brought a proposal at the WTO to lift IP restrictions for Covid vaccines and medicines back in October 2020. The proposal has been repeatedly blocked by the US, UK and EU.
One feels that if Aam Aadmi Party leaders focus on resolving the oxygen crisis instead of overusing their tiny brain for absurd calculations, they could perhaps save a few lives.