“The job of this committee is to probe any death that any person claims has taken due to oxygen shortage, whether at home or a hospital. The panel will investigate and recommend a compensation of up to Rs 5 lakh accordingly. It will not probe any medical negligence, that is the job of the medical council,” Jain told reporters.Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had on July 21 charged the Centre with trying to “hide its fault” and alleged that its “mismanagement” and change in oxygen distribution policy after April 13 had caused shortage of oxygen in hospitals across the country, leading to a “disaster”.Jain said several media channels were reporting live on the oxygen crisis issue during the second wave of the pandemic in Delhi. Was it all wrong, he asked.The number of COVID-19 cumulative cases on Tuesday stood at 14,38,556. Over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the virus, while the death toll stands at 25,085.On the UK rules related to Covishield vaccine, the Delhi minister said the MEA will respond on this, but, “I feel there is no question of not recognising it,” as it is the same vaccine used in the UK but with a different name of AstraZeneca.
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