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23 Apr 2021
Oxygen cylinders are supplied to a Mumbai hospital and signs outside a vaccination centre read "Covishield out of stock" as India posts a global one-day record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections.
22 Apr 2021
Several people died after the oxygen supply to a hospital was cut off because of a problem with a gas tank. The incident comes as India grapples with an unmanageable third wave of coronavirus infections.
18 Apr 2021
Medical experts' testimony dismissed the defendant's claims that George Floyd died from previous drug use. The police officer who kneeled on Floyd's was charged with murder and manslaughter.
17 Feb 2021
If clustering of people is a key channel in the spread of the coronavirus, social distancing, wearing of facemasks, constant hand washing, and sanitising are therefore important for its control. But in Nigeria, compliance remains a huge concern. So, why are Nigerians not bothered despite the risk of fines and imprisonment for not wearing a mask in public?
17 Feb 2021
If clustering of people is a key channel in the spread of the coronavirus, social distancing, wearing of facemasks, constant hand washing, and sanitising are therefore important for its control. But in Nigeria, compliance remains a huge concern. So, why are Nigerians not bothered despite the risk of fines and imprisonment for not wearing a mask in public?
3 Feb 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic all over the world is exposing important weaknesses in health systems. Medical oxygen production and delivery have fallen short and Nigeria is not left out. Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Founder/CEO LifeBank on GuardianTalks talks about the oxygen bottleneck and the experience of LifeBank.
11 Jan 2021
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8 Aug 2020
The brown trout needs fast-flowing, oxygen-rich cool water to thrive - elements which are scarce in the drought-hit region of Belfort. To save the fish from certain death where the river is drying up, "fish rescues" are taking place.
9 Dec 2019
"Bring us some oxygen," were the final words heard when contact was lost. The bodies of four miners in the Tau Lekoa Mine in northeastern South Africa were recovered after they were trapped by fallen boulders.
4 Nov 2019
BOAT (Blood and Oxygen Access Trust) is a Life Bank initiative to provide essential medical products at no cost to those who need them but cannot afford them.
13 Aug 2017
At least 30 children have died in 48 hours due to lack of oxygen in a government hospital in India's northern Gorakhpur district.
16 May 2017
Blood is essential for life. It carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, fights infections, and helps heal wounds.
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