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Gorakhpur tragedy: Centre directs MoS Health to visit BRD hospital
Union Health Minister JP Nadda has directed MoS Anupriya Patel to visit Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College, to look into the tragic death of 64 lives that occurred due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen to the hospital.
Gorakhpur: Union Health Minister JP Nadda has directed MoS Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel to visit Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das Medical College, to look into the tragic death of 64 lives that occurred due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen to the hospital.
Nadda further said that he has also sought report from State Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh and Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into the case and has assured strict action against the guilty.
As many as 64 lives have been lost so far due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen in the hospital, to which Opposition has demanded the resignation of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Siddharth Nath Singh, blaming the state government for its sheer failure in providing proper medical facilities to the patients in time.
The shortage of oxygen allegedly led to encephalitis, which is a sudden onset inflammation of the brain, following which the children died.
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Meanwhile, four more deaths have been reported from the BRD hospital today.
On Friday, it was reported that as many as 30 children lost their lives due to encephalitis in a span of 48 hours at the hospital. (ANI)