FILE PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus , in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
The new coronavirus has hit 9.3 million people and killed more than 480,000 so far and is rising by about 1 million cases per week. This has pushed oxygen demand to 88,000 large cylinders per day, or 620,000 cubic metres of oxygen, Tedros said. The health agency has purchased 14,000 oxygen concentrators from manufacturers and plans to send them to 120 countries in coming weeks, Tedros said. A further 170,000 concentrators - valued at some $100 million - will be potentially available over the next six months.
“I would characterise the situation in the Americas in general as still evolving, not having reached its peak yet, and likely to result in sustained numbers of cases and continued deaths,” he said.
Plant a tree
More fear, more financial support
Interesting. I wonder if the next WHO warning would be the extinction of mankind. WHO’s warnings are as usual as not helpful at all.
Maybe this director should try Nitrous Oxide for awhile!
I take everything everything WHO says now with a large grain of Nembutal.
This man really is sold-out, he is guilty of misinforming world about Corona danger in the beginning, he and his staff think of their pockets and no more.
He is referring to components needed for oxygen,since the virus attacks the lungs.80% of this industry is controlled by several companies and there will be a high demand and vast shortages.
Guys....”shortage of Oxygen used in hospitals”...you can’t say “Oxygen” will be in short supply.
The Warning Guy shows again..🎉
But not all of ten millions are still infected, most of them already recovered
Yeah...and OXYGEN SHORTAGE is what happens when you unnecessarily wear MASKS every day! Idiots.
I wish he'd have oxygen shortage!!
The turd world skinny speaks more gibberish.
Yes, further clarification would help with this article, but you may want to think before basking Reuters. They are an impartial news agency, not affiliated with any political party. They're stating the news as is, no slant.
Apart from issuing dire warnings, usually far too late, can anyone tell me what the WHO have actually achieved apart from providing well paid jobs and generous pensions for their employees ?
FYI Jan_Svetlik
Let's all make a mental note. Today is Jun 24, 2020. Come Fall, finding itself in shortage, USA is going to throw a hissy fit. And in the hiss, blame WHO for NO timely warning. Fall is September.
So during the peak in europe no shortage but now
He is still charge of WHO?
stop breathing and donate yours
WHO ELSE THINKS WHO WILL SPEW FEAR IN THE US UNTIL THE CCP &/OR RUSSIA TELLS HIM TO STOP
For all Who need Special O2
marjorieromeyn
PANIC! FEAR! OBEY!
A liar king
Ya the masks cause oxygen shortage!
We need to relive this guy of his duties and find someone capable, with all due respect i haven't looked at his History....WHO We need someone to come up with the right approach not inform us of their mismanaged administration
MontyBoa99 tRump keeps sucking all the air
Gov greg abbott's public health spokesperson too admits developing the virus was real hard work in Angola leased international prisons in time. US amb cunningham promoted the Mabry spouse Dr. Wendall z 2 who goes by the Traiker park astrologer coyote over the whole Texas MA.
My alumni of Angola safaris and international prisons jgoo by Sandovals and Ted Cruz Spanish teacher's boss at Uncle Fred's. Anyway developing the Corona virus was really hard work to get ready in time for a New Years in Angola. The next virus is harder work to make more deadly.
Now, they decided to warn the public? WTH was WHO doing before and all this time?!? Please resign.
The State of Texas is working hard again in the Angola international prisons of my alumni getting paid by the Dr. MotherTucker here for their hard work on developing the corona virus in Angola but need more funds to work on a more deadly one there again. Again.
This is the same bloke that appointed Robert Mugabe as a WHO goodwill ambassador in his 1st weeks in the job. He was also a member of Tigray, once a registered terror group and was also a minister in a minority ruling class in Ethiopia. Why was this arseclown even appointed?
Meanwhile in a pub...
This organization as lost all credibility
Is china selling
I dont want to see this guy again
At first I looked to see if this was The Onion or BabylonBee. No one with half a brain pays attention to the WHO. They're funded by Soros & Gates. I believe the opposite of their statements.
Bla bla bla bla panic bla bla bla
Isn't oxygen, like, everywhere....?
as if anyone believes anything the WHO says anymore.
They mean oxygen cylinders Right
JCampbellVA75 Oxygen shortage?
Please resign and let us breath
That explains why the WHO/UN is so stupid, they were low on oxygen this whole time!
He's still breathing, can't be too low.
God has given us free oxygen to breath from Nature... WHO they are not for our good health. That’s why I am sticking to African Traditional Herbs..
How ridiculous, most patients do not even need oxygen but there is kinda plenty of it being produced on an infinite basis every second
😂😂🤣😆
In Peru since May! Prices are 5 times higher.
WHO worst Fear-mongers whoremongers ...nonesense monger..now turning into oxygenliesmongering too Ethiopian theodore xiJinpings friend lier ..they said people will be dropping like flies by Mid May whoremongering bastards .saveOxygenstopbreathing
I can’t think of a better way to write this than “oxygen shortage,” but you just *know* people are going to misunderstand this... and many of those misunderstandings will be purposeful. :-|
Who is not reliable. They should prevent themselves from talking.
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Better planttrees ASAP
now there is a new one! Besides the socialist democrats, does anybody believe this mope!!
Who gives a crap about WHO.
Meh, It's the poorest countries that will suffer the most. I don't care, I live in a good place.
Maybe people shouldn't be cutting down trees and the rainforest... then there would be enough oxygen for everyone. Wind farms are stealing the oxygen and moving it to the parts of the country!!!
As always fearmongering!