Patna: Minister of Health Bihar Mangal Pandey on Tuesday said that no covid patients in Bihar had died of lack of oxygen inventory or unavailability of equipment.
He also denied that every Covid patient had died of the delay provided by the ICU bed.
Pandey replied to the question starring by MLC Prem Congress Chandra Mishra at Vidhan Parishad on the second day of the Monsun session.
Mishra said a large number of Covid patients had died in the second wave and claimed that more than 30% of these deaths were caused by infections in the ICU because the equipment was not sterilized well and cleanliness was not maintained.
He also claims that Covid’s death has occurred due to lack of oxygen and failure to provide ICU facilities.
He claimed these problems have been shown by doctors at AIIMS Patna during the training program for health workers where Minister of Health Pandey and Minister of Person Junior Ashwini Kumar Choubey was also present.
However, the Minister of Health clarified that doctors in the training session raised these problems to make health workers aware of problems that could occur.
He said the government took all the steps needed to strengthen health infrastructure.
Mishra also accused that a large number of bodies thrown into Ganga.
Previously, RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh had demanded a discussion of Covid-19 and preparation for the possible third wave.
There is no death in Bihar because of lack of oxygen: mantri
