Struggle of COVID Patient right now in Delhi-NCR. This is my first hand account of working with my Cousin in last 24 hrs

Think not twice but 1000 times before leaving your homes in Delhi-NCR. Sorry for long thread. But everyone needs to hear this 1/n
Four days ago 65 year old Lady gets Symptoms

Day 1 : COVID Testing

Calls Labs

1 : Taking No samples
2 : Taking Samples after 4 days & Report after 3 days
3 : Taking Samples but Report after 72 hrs w/ extra cost

Confirms Lab 3, gives sample 2/n
Day 2 : Teleconsultation / Medicines

Teleconsultation done, Both Husband-Wife with COVID symptoms. Need medicines

Call Pharmacies

1. Only few medicines available
2. Only Vitamins & Paracetamol available
3. Major medicines available but no delivery 3/n
4. Son calls friend to go out meanwhile arranging for COVID-19 test to fly. Another son is trying to get flight from Srinagar. 3rd Son, COVID +ve and admitted w/ Oxygen in J&K

Friend finds all medicines by midnight, delivers. Oxygen Concentrator arranged 4/n
5. Day 3 : Need Hospital as advised by Doc after Oxygen Level at 80

Friends put out SOS on Social Media, Whatsapp

SM Responses

1. 200 Beds available in Delhi, Verified : Number Switched off. Sends someone physically, 45 mins Drive. No Beds available 5/n
2. 100 Beds in Faridabad available, Verified : Number not reachable. Drive Delhi to Faridabad. Facility still installing beds. 4 days to get ready

3. N number of forwards with Tripathi Hospital beds available. Number not connecting 6/n
Go Physically to Tripathi Hospital. No Beds available.

All Social Media forwards almost same, with numbers not connecting or wrong information. Wasted 12 hrs already

Shift to local small hospital with one bed and Oxygen. No COVID experience. 7/n
Shift to Kejriwal's Hospital Bed Availability APP

Beds Available : 1500 plus
ICU beds available : 11

Hospital
1 : No Beds
2 : Busy
3 : Not picking
4 : No Beds
Call 2 again : No Beds
Dial 3 : Not picking

Share link on Whatsapp Group for all to try 8/n
More than 2 hrs on Kejriwal Website now, 4-5 People trying including on the 11 ICU beds available shown

Person 1 : No Beds
Person 2 : One Hospital with Beds but no oxygen
Person 3 : No Beds
Same story on

Meanwhile SM/Whats forwards keep coming 9/n
SM Forward again : Tripathi Hospital, 100 Beds available, Verified News

Drives again to Tripathi Hospital. Same story. No Beds available.

But real story is Patient still waiting for COVID Report.

10/n
Drives to Nearby Hospital : Sir you have beds.

Yes, One is available but need COVID report.

Sir, Patient has fever, Oxygen dropping

Hospital : Yes But need COVID Report

Calls the Lab Guy Report

Bhaiya Report de do, Mummy ka admission nahi ho raha 11/n
Lab Guy : Aapki jaise 50 call aa rahain sir. Bohat cases hai. 2 hrs ke baad check kijiye

Meanwhile available bed is gone

Calls Lab guy after 2 hrs :

Lab : Sir Kal Subah milega

Bhaiya extra paisa le lo

Lab : Sir, Nahi hoga par ruko 12/n
Lab : Serial Number kya hai

Sends S. No

Lab : Sir, Kal he milega bohat waiting hai abhi

Bhaiya jitna lena hai le ho, report abhi de do

Lab : Sir Urgent hai tho xxxx Lagega

Sends "Urgency Cost"

Report received in 1 hr 13 /n
Now, the small hospital has given up. Says oxygen khatam ho raha hai. Bade hospital main shift karlo.

Prescribes Remidisivir.

Story of Remidisivir

The Story of Remidisivir will take whole day to write. You need 45k/Vial to get it urgently 14/n
No Social Media or person can arrange for Remdisivir in Delhi-NCR. You can take token and stand in Queue for Full day but only hope you get it. No Guarantee while you have a patient waiting for it.

So Either go to Black Market of Forget it 15/n
It is Day 4 : Patient is in small Non-COVID hospital in Ghaziabad. The hospital wants patient out.

Family, finally with a COVID Positive certificate after 3 days. No Covid Beds with Oxygen found in last 3 days

16/n
1 Son running around for oxygen, medicine, Re-Fill, Food for his 75 year old father.

Another now running around in entire Delhi-NCR to find COVID Bed with Oxygen

Husband, polio patient w/ by-pass surgery crying on phone since day2 seeking help 17/n
There are No ICU Beds Available

There are negligible COVID beds with Oxygen

Urgent Remidisivir only in Black market

Oxygen Cylinders are Mess

Social Media Forwards are same

If you care for yourself & your family -

LOCK YOURSELF INSIDE YOUR HOME 18/n
Beds on Delhi Government Application.

10 ICU Beds. This Malviya Nagar Hospital still has 5 ICUs available on APP since 24 hrs.

Please check how many of 1100+ beds are available

Let me know if you find a Bed with Oxygen

19/19
And this. Copy paste Social Media Posts with no Verified Day/Date. Giving False Hope to Families https://twitter.com/kashmiriRefuge/status/1387967346971533313?s=20
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