With roughly one million new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) being reported around the globe every week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned hospitals are facing a shortage of oxygen concentrators.
The vital piece of equipment supports severe and critical Covid-19 patients who cannot get enough oxygen into their blood by breathing normally.
According to WHO, the world needs about 620,000 cubic metres of oxygen a day, which is about 88,000 large cylinders, to treat the current rate of new cases each week.
Medical oxygen is produced using oxygen concentrators, which extract and purify oxygen from the air.
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