New Delhi: In a shameful rerun of last month’s Gorakhpur tragedy that claimed 63 lives, 49 children died in a government hospital in Farukkhabad, allegedly due to shortage of oxygen.
The deaths were reported over a period of one month at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Farrukhabad. The District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar has ordered a probe into the incident.
An FIR has been registered against the Chief Medical officer and Chief Medical Superintendent for negligence.
The 49 deaths took place over a month's time between July 21 and August 20 in the Sick Newborn Care Unit of the hospital. In the investigation, it was revealed that the reason behind the deaths was ‘Perinatal Asphyxia’ which means lack of oxygen.
The District Magistrate has also mentioned in the FIR that the parents of the dead children have said that the doctors did not put any oxygen tube.
It has also been said in the FIR that the doctors should have the knowledge that an absence of adequate oxygen supply can result in deaths and that there is a clear negligence on their part.