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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
Jakarata, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesians queued Wednesday outside an oxygen refill shop in Jakarta amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Indonesia has recorded over two million COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. According to health officials, the recent rise in coronavirus cases could be due to the highly infectious Delta variant, first detected in India, as the country reported an average of 20,000 new daily cases in the last three days. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE QUEUE UP TO REFILL OXYGEN TANKS IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
New Delhi, Jun 14 (EFE/EPA).- India on Monday added 70,421 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in the last 74 days, with many states beginning to relax restrictions imposed ahead of the peak of the devastating second wave of the virus.However, the number of daily fatalities continues to be very high, with 3,921 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry data showed.The new deaths took the overall fatalities to 374,305 in the country that has recorded the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases with more than 29.5 million infections since the pandemic began last year. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI). SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Quezon City, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Rights organization Amnesty International said Monday that hospitals in Manila and neighboring provinces are on the verge of collapse due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 infections in the Philippines, the second most affected country in Southeast Asia.In a statement, Amnesty said authorities have not acted adequately to curb Covid-19, which has caused the saturation of hospitals, while accusing them of taking advantage of the pandemic to persecute human rights activists."It is heartbreaking to see dozens of ambulances and private vehicles waiting outside hospitals. Inside are Covid-19 patients along with their families, some dying while waiting for treatment," said Emerlynne Gil, Amnesty’s regional deputy director. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA/MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: FILIPINOS WAIT IN QUEUE TO RECEIVE FREE FOOD ITEMS FROM A COMMUNITY PANTRY AND FILIPINOS RECEIVE DOSES OF SINOVAC COVID-19 VACCINE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Bangkok, Apr 10 (EFE/EPA).- Bangkok is gearing up to open a field hospital amid a rapid rise in Covid-19 infections that could overwhelm medical facilities. A Field Hospital has already been set up for Covid-19 patients with the capacity of at least 200 beds for those who display mild symptoms of the infectious disease. A new COVID-19 wave linked to several entertainment venues in Bangkok is identified as a highly contagious British variant strain of the virus that caused hundreds of people to test positive across the country. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: GOVERNOR OF BANGKOK ASAWIN KWANMUANG VISITS A FIELD HOSPITAL SET UP FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS, AMID THE NEW WAVE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, INSIDE THE RATCHAPHIPHAT HOSPITAL, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Kladno (Czech Republic), March 4 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Martin Divisek).- Health workers of the Central Bohemia Ambulance Service attend dozens of COVID-19 patients everyday in Kladno, Czech Republic.FOOTAGE OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IN CENTRAL BOHEMIA, CZECH REPUBLIC.