Brazil‘s new strain of coronavirus is ripping through the Amazon where tearful locals wait desperately for dwindling oxygen supplies to keep their relatives alive and doctors face the wretched task of deciding who can breathe. At one hospital in Manaus, a despairing relative carried an...
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‘Tragic sight’: Hundreds of dead eels and trout in Dunedin stream – NZ Herald
Low oxygen and high temperatures appear to have caused the deaths of hundreds of eels and trout in a Dunedin stream. Photo / File Low oxygen and high temperatures appear to have caused the deaths of hundreds of eels and trout in Dunedin’s Silverstream. Mosgiel...
Coronavirus live news: hospitals in Brazilian state at breaking point amid oxygen shortage; global deaths near 2m
7.21pm EST 19:21 Global deaths near 2m The global coronavirus death toll currently stands at 1,988,290, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With daily death tolls at around 16,000 per day in recent days, the world will likely pass the devastating milestone of 2...
Democrats slam Trump ultra-loyalist Jim Jordan for ‘giving oxygen to his conspiracy theories’
There was an angry clash at the House Rules Committee Tuesday as Democratic members tried to get Republican Jim Jordan to denounce the claim that Joe Biden didn’t fairly win the election following a Capitol riot that endangered lawmakers and resulted in the death of a...
Oxygen supply at Southend Hospital ‘reaches critical situation’
Oxygen supply at Southend Hospital ‘reaches critical situation’ as doctors face intense strain amid rising numbers of coronavirus patients Bosses at Southend Hospital in Essex say there is ‘high demand for oxygen’ They ‘are working to manage this’ amid rising numbers of Covid-19 patients Patients’...
Retired MLB All-Star Tommy John, 77, is hospitalized with COVID-19 and has been on oxygen
Tommy John, the former Major League All-Star pitcher and namesake of a common elbow surgery, has contracted COVID-19, but is insisting that he is fine despite being placed on oxygen. John, 77, told the Daily Beast about his current health situation from a hospital bed...
Covid US: LA ambulance crews ration oxygen amid shortage
Los Angeles ambulance crews have now been asked not to bring in patients that have no chance of survival and to cut back on oxygen use as overwhelmed hospitals battle the ongoing COVID-19 surge. The situation in hard-hit Los Angeles County has grown even more...
Los Angeles County ambulance crews told to ration oxygen amid surge in COVID-19 cases: report
Los Angeles County hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that EMS workers were told Monday to ration oxygen, according to reports. The L.A. County Emergency Medical Services Agency issued a directive Monday detailing the decision. “Given the acute need to conserve oxygen, effective immediately, EMS should only administer supplemental...
Hospital staff are told to prepare to ventilate patients manually if oxygen runs low
Hospital staff have been told to prepare to ventilate patients manually if oxygen runs out. It came as health chiefs warned of ‘nail-bitingly difficult’ weeks ahead and said NHS staff are at ‘battle stations’ across the country. Admissions are soaring as Covid-19 rates continue to...
Five hospitals declare ‘internal disaster’ after facing shortage of oxygen to treat patients
Southern California hospitals are being inundated with coronavirus patients and do not have enough oxygen to treat those who are the most critically ill. The supply issue led to at least five Los Angeles County hospitals declaring an ‘internal disaster’ on Sunday, which included turning...