WHO warns of oxygen shortage as Covid-19 cases near 10 million

The coronavirus has hit 9.3 million people and killed more than 480,000 so far. FMTNews Covid19 WHO Oxygen

A worker distributes a refilled oxygen cylinder for Covid-19 patients in Lima, Peru earlier this month.

“Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.The new coronavirus has hit 9.3 million people and killed more than 480,000 so far and is rising by about 1 million cases per week. The sudden rise has created a dearth of oxygen concentrators needed to support breathing of Covid-19 patients suffering from respiratory distress.

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