New Corona infections increase 555% in Ukraine, thousands of critically ill patients are at risk of life due to ventilator deficiency

The number of people infected with the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is increasing rapidly in Ukraine, which is being invaded by Russia. The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for ways to deliver the necessary ventilators to the critically ill, but the situation is hampered by the war.

Dangerously low medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine due to crisis, warn WHO Director-General and WHO Regional Director for Europe
https://www.who.int/news/item/27-02-2022-dangerously-low-medical-oxygen-supplies-in-ukraine-due-to-crisis-warn-who-director-general-and- who-regional-director-for-europe

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On February 27, 2022, WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom and European Regional Secretary-General Hans Kluge issued a joint statement stating that 'Ukraine's medical ventilator is in danger of shortage.' According to Tedros Secretary-General and others, there is a fatal shortage of nitrogen-removing agents and zeolites required for ventilators and ventilators in Ukraine. The joint statement states that most hospitals can be ventilated within 24 hours, with 1,700 COVID-19 inpatients in Ukraine, as well as pregnancy, childbirth, chronic illness, sepsis and trauma. It is reported that patients who are becoming severely ill due to complications due to the disease are at risk of life.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing such a shortage of medical supplies. In Ukraine, domestic production of medical supplies and transportation of medical supplies by transport trucks are being attempted, but the situation is being hindered by the war. Secretary-General Tedros has also warned that some hospitals are running out of power due to gunshots and that ambulances carrying patients are at risk of being involved in gunshots.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which specializes in the backward coordination of humanitarian aid activities related to natural and conflict disasters, the epidemic of the new coronavirus Omicron strain is widespread in Ukraine, January 15, 2022. Not only is the number of infected people increasing by 555% from Sunday to February 25, but also considering that the invasion of Russia has not been sufficiently tested, 'it may actually be much higher.' That.

Ukraine: Humanitarian Impact. Situation Report No. 01
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Not surprisingly, the number of injured by the Russian invasion is increasing rapidly, some of whom require mechanical ventilation. WHO aims to establish a safe transportation route via Poland, but OCHA reports on the current situation in Ukraine that 'medical care in this country has already reached its limits.'