When the oxygen tanks reach a 50% capacity, a telemetry system triggers a refill alert
Among the equipment that will be bought are additional hospital beds, ventilators and high-flow oxygen devices.The Gauteng health department has denied claims the province has run out of oxygen amid a surge in Covid-19 cases., claimed hospitals are overwhelmed “as Johannesburg runs out of oxygen”.
The province's health department spokesperson Kwara Kekana told TimesLIVE the widely shared article was untrue.She said the province has, since April, a system in place which triggers an alert for oxygen refills as soon as it reaches 50% capacity. The department earlier admitted an increase in the demand for oxygen as more people are hospitalised.
“As more Covid-19 cases are reported, the number of admissions and bed occupancy rate for critical patients has increased which put more pressure on ventilators, oxygen points and oxygen supplies.”
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