Oxygen Shortage On Its Ways: WHO

As the number of Covid-19 cases is surging in the country, the number of oxygen concentrators are falling short. The number of cases in the world right now is close to 10 million now as marked by the World Health Organization. Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […] The post Oxygen Shortage On Its Ways: WHO appeared first on Nation Bytes.

Jul 22, 2020 - 16:33 Updated: Jul 22, 2020 - 16:33
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Oxygen Shortage On Its Ways: WHO

As the number of Covid-19 cases is surging in the country, the number of oxygen concentrators are falling short. The number of cases in the world right now is close to 10 million now as marked by the World Health Organization.

Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed. “Demand is currently outstripping supply.”

The cases are rising by almost 1 million per week and more than 480,000 people have already lost their lives in this COVID-19 battle. The demand for oxygen cylinder due to rising cases has reached 88,000 per day as revealed by Tedros.

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This has created a shortage of oxygen concentrators which is needed to support the COVID-19 patients who have trouble breathing.

WHO has purchased 14,000 oxygen concentrators from manufacturers and plants which will be sent to 120 countries. These are worth $100 million.

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