Patiala, Aug. 2 -- Health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Friday ordered an inspection of all pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants and the generator backups installed at all the district and sub-divisional hospitals across Punjab. The order comes in the wake of an incident at Jalandhar civil hospital, where three patients died in the ICU after a disruption in the oxygen supply on July 27.

In the orders, the minister has asked the hospital officials to inspect the oxygen plants and report if they are functioning or not.

"A review meeting has been called for next week. We have asked civil surgeons for review of the electric backup and PSA plants," a senior health official said, pleading anonymity.

In another direction, the minister ...