News of oxygen

Gasping for oxygen amid shortages in Bolivian city battling Covid

15-06-2021 13:24 Cochabamba department, in central Bolivia, is struggling with a surge in Covid-19 cases that has triggered the collapse of a fragile healthcare system and has prompted a dire shortage of medical oxygen.

Global pandemic

Covid patients asphyxiate as Latin America battles oxygen shortage

08-02-2021 14:55 According to the World Health Organisation, about one in five people with Covid-19 requires oxygen therapy to relieve respiratory distress.

Global pandemic

Desperate search for oxygen in Brazil's crisis-hit Manaus

20-01-2021 08:20 Under an overwhelming heat, dozens of people have been waiting for 12 hours to fill oxygen tanks and try to save the lives of their loved ones in Manaus, a Brazilian city plunged into chaos by the explosion of Covid-19 cases.

UNITED STATES

White House: Next 48 hours critical for Trump on virus fight

03-10-2020 15:27 Confusing messages about US president's health, as doctors paint a rosy picture and White House officials admit he was given supplemental oxygen before heading to hospital.