PANJIM, May 13 -- There is a palpable sense of panic, grief and anxiety in and around Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim as 300-plus COVID patients are fighting for their lives.

Winthin 24 hours of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assuring of no shortage of oxygen anymore, Wednesday morning, there were multiple cries for help and SOSs to the Chief Minister's Office as some wards ran out of oxygen.

A day after the Health Minister Vishwajit Rane admitted that there were over 20 deaths in GMC in the night due to lack of oxygen, there were more claims of deaths at GMC because of adequate supply of oxygen.

Family members around paitients pointed out that each of the wards has a capacity of 28 beds and there are 50-odd patients nudgi...