Global report: WHO warns of global shortage of oxygen equipment
by Helen Sullivan from on (#550EX)
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As 1 million new cases of coronavirus are confirmed worldwide per week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that hospitals are facing a shortage in oxygen concentrators needed to support the breathing of Covid-19 patients suffering from respiratory distress.
Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators," WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Demand is currently outstripping supply."
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