Ukraine hospitals could run out of oxygen in 24 hours, WHO warns

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By Ben Turner published about 21 hours ago

Omicron case numbers have risen by 555% in the last month alone.

Ukrainian hospitals could run out of medical oxygen within the next 24 hours, endangering the lives of thousands of critically ill patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine means that trucks carrying the life-saving medical resource are unable to transport it from plants to hospitals across the country, which has seen its active cases of COVID-19 increasing over the past month, according to a U.N. report.

"The oxygen supply situation is nearing a very dangerous point in Ukraine," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge said in a joint statement. "The majority of hospitals could exhaust their oxygen reserves within the next 24 hours. Some have already run out. This puts thousands of lives at risk."

https://www.livescience.com/ukraine-hospitals-running-out-of-oxygen

[AlexSFCA]

1. this is what happens in a war like this. Saving children must be a priority.