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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders

Sudanese search for oxygen cylinders

COVID-19
KHALID ABDELAZIZ SUDAN is struggling to provide hospital beds, drugs and medical oxygen to COVID-19 patients hit by a third wave of infections that is straining the country's patchy healthcare system beyond what it can cope with. With a population of over 40 million, Sudan has recorded 33,000 cases and over 2,600 deaths since the start of the pandemic, but officials say the real numbers are likely to be much higher given low rates of testing. In recent weeks, an acute shortage of oxygen, partly due to power cuts that impeded production at the country's main plant, has left hospitals…
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May
04
2021
By The African Mirror
‘No one should die’: Volunteers provide oxygen as India’s COVID tally nears 20 million

‘No one should die’: Volunteers provide oxygen as India’s COVID tally nears 20 million

WORLD
ADNAN ABIDI and SHILPA JAMKHANDIKAR INDIA’S tally of coronavirus infections rose on Monday to just short of 20 million, propelled by a 12th straight day of more than 300,000 new cases, as scientists predicted the pandemic could peak in the next couple of days. Total infections since the start of the pandemic have reached 19.93 million, swelled by 368,147 new cases over the past 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 3,417 to 218,959, health ministry data show. At least 3.4 million people are currently being treated. But medical experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times…
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Apr
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Oxygen leak kills 22 in Indian hospital as coronavirus infections mount

Oxygen leak kills 22 in Indian hospital as coronavirus infections mount

WORLD
RANJENDRA JADHAV and NEHA ARORA AT least 22 patients died on Wednesday in a hospital in western India after a disruption to their oxygen supply caused by a leaking tank, the health minister said, as a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases soaks up supplies of the gas. The incident in the city of Nashik, one of India's worst-hit areas, happened after the tank of oxygen leaked, said Rajesh Tope, the health minister of Maharashtra, the richest state, where the city is located. "Patients who were on ventilators at the hospital in Nashik have died," Tope said in televised remarks. "The…
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