{"id":32839,"date":"2021-01-15T21:41:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T19:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=32839"},"modified":"2021-01-15T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T16:23:07","slug":"medical-oxygen-shortage-hits-zimbabwe-as-covid-19-cases-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/medical-oxygen-shortage-hits-zimbabwe-as-covid-19-cases-surge","title":{"rendered":"Medical Oxygen Shortage Hits Zimbabwe As Covid-19 Cases Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>TimesLIVE<\/b> &#8211; COVID-19 patients in need of oxygen in Zimbabwe are in a dire situation as the country\u2019s hospitals run critically short of medical oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Many people in need have taken to social media looking to buy oxygen cylinders.<\/p>\n<p>Private medical suppliers are selling oxygen concentrators for between US$2,000 (about R30,300) and US$3,700 (about R56,000) \u2014 a price which is beyond the reach of many in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>A medical supply specialist, Calvin Majora, tweeted: \u201cWe have run out of stock of oxygen concentrators, anyone with reasonably priced concentrators so that we give preference who need them at reasonable prices, we don\u2019t want to be profiteering, help we have many people in urgent need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is in a second tough lockdown, with rising Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Agnes Mahomva, Zimbabwe\u2019s chief coordinator of the Covid-19 task force, said: \u201cA surge of Covid-19 patients has increased demand for oxygen and as a result we now have a shortage of medical oxygen. As government we know that medical oxygen is crucial for treating Covid-19 and our main priority right now is to buy oxygen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s health-care sector is heading for collapse, with shortages of medical equipment now critical.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Rashida Abbas Ferrand, an epidemiologist running the one of the designated Covid-19 centres in the country\u2019s biggest public hospital, said she can\u2019t speak for the rest of the country on the issue of medical oxygen. But where she was based, in Harare, the problem was dire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we don\u2019t have enough beds,\u201d said Ferrand.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe\u2019s health ministry has invited tenders to supply oxygen to its health facilities. The tender closes on January 18, the ministry said in an advertisement published in the state-owned Herald newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe has recorded 24,256 Covid-19 cases and 589 deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. TimesLIVE &#8211; COVID-19 patients in need of oxygen in Zimbabwe are in a dire situation as the country\u2019s hospitals run critically short of medical oxygen. Many people in need have taken to social media looking to buy oxygen cylinders. 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