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Images of the hospital in Logrono, Spain where the leader of Western Sahara's independence movement Brahim Ghali is recovering from Covid-19. Ghali, whose presence in Spain has angered Morocco, was questioned by a Spanish judge Tuesday about allegations of torture and genocide. IMAGES
At least four people have died after a fire broke out in Romania's main hospital treating Covid-19 patients, officials have said. IMAGES
At the Yaba Mainland Hospital in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos, oxygen needs have increased to 350 cylinders a day from 70 per day during the country's first wave, according to authorities, as Covid-19 cases have surged and demand for oxygen has rapidly risen. IMAGES
Images of the Covid-19 monument opposite Madrid's Cibeles Palace in memory of the victims, as the global coronavirus death tolls nears two million. IMAGES
Surges of COVID-19 patients are threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the nation. CNN reports at least 123,639 people across the country were in the hospital with the novel coronavirus on Saturday. The COVID Tracking Project says that marks the 32nd consecutive day that the number of hospitalizations has exceeded 100,000. Cases skyrocketed after the Thanksgiving holiday. The fallout form Christmas and New Year's celebrations are still unfolding. Johns Hopkins University data reveals that as of Saturday, more than 20.4 million people have been infected with the virus in the US. At least 350,186 people have died from the illness.
At least five Los Angeles County hospitals had to turn patients away on Sunday, citing an 'internal disaster.' In the week before Christmas, the state averaged more than 40,000 new coronavirus infections every day. CNN reports that at some area hospitals, aging infrastructure was unable to keep up with the high number of patients needing oxygen. The issue was not the lack of oxygen itself--rather, the buildings were unable to maintain the necessary pressure to deliver the oxygen. Some hospitals are moving COVID-19 patients down to lower floors to make it easier to pump the oxygen through pipes. There are multiple issues involving oxygen delivery to patients, but generally, the problem is not an absolute shortage of oxygen. Dr. Christina Ghaly Director, Los Angeles County Health Services
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