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At least five Los Angeles County hospitals had to turn patients away on Sunday, citing an 'internal disaster.' In the week before Christmas, the state averaged more than 40,000 new coronavirus infections every day. CNN reports that at some area hospitals, aging infrastructure was unable to keep up with the high number of patients needing oxygen. The issue was not the lack of oxygen itself--rather, the buildings were unable to maintain the necessary pressure to deliver the oxygen. Some hospitals are moving COVID-19 patients down to lower floors to make it easier to pump the oxygen through pipes. There are multiple issues involving oxygen delivery to patients, but generally, the problem is not an absolute shortage of oxygen. Dr. Christina Ghaly Director, Los Angeles County Health Services
France's government on Tuesday warned of an 'extremely serious' Covid-19 crisis in the country's overseas territories, especially in the Caribbean, saying that infection rates had climbed to levels unprecedented on the mainland. Martinique tightened a lockdown and told tourists to leave while similar measures were also expected on the nearby French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, a huge blow to the Caribbean islands at the height of the summer season.
In Guadeloupe, emergency rooms are saturated with patients suffering from Covid-19.
Seoul, Dec 8 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean authorities began making temporary ward for the coronavirus patients as the country is set to adopt the second-strongest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area due to the spiking cases tied to private gatherings and infection-prone facilities. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN WORKERS MAKE A TEMPORARY WARD FOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS OUTSIDE THE SEOUL MEDICAL CENTER IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Healthcare workers on the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas face an overflow of the emergency room at OakBend Medical Center in the Houston metropolitan area, forcing them to move beds in the hallways.
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