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 Verfasst am: 14. Jan 2023 05:28 Titel: Oxygen packing plant in Brazil hit by explosion |
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Oxygen packing plant in Brazil hit by explosion
An industrial plant dedicated to oxygen packing in the city of Fortaleza, in Brazil's north-eastern region, exploded on Saturday, leaving four people injured, local media reported.Get more news about medical oxygen packing factory,you can vist our website!
Industrial gas maker White Martins, owner of the plant, said in a statement that production of oxygen in the region has not been affected, as the unit was dedicated to packing the gas. The company, which is investigating the causes for the incident, said it is looking for alternative places to fill the oxygen cylinders.
The explosion comes as hospitals in Brazil have run out of oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients. In the northern city of Manaus, a brutal second wave of the novel coronavirus forced the federal government to fly oxygen in tanks across the country earlier this year in an attempt to save people from suffocating to death.
As Covid-19 spreads throughout Africa, a potentially deadly lack of oxygen is leaving doctors unable to offer essential treatment.
Some experts put considerable blame on two multinational gas suppliers that dominate the market for oxygen cylinders across much of the continent, saying that their high prices and systems make the treatment unaffordable.
Ex-employees, industry insiders and hospital staff point to the processes and prices Linde Group and Air Liquide have for medical oxygen and say they are leaving hospitals struggling for supplies.
In European and US hospitals, liquid oxygen is delivered by tanker, stored in tanks, converted to gas and piped directly to bedsides. But for nations without this infrastructure, cylinders have to be bought in. As a result oxygen in sub-Saharan Africa is around to five times more expensive by volume, according to an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ)
One nurse in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, says that in her hospital doctors frequently have to choose who receives oxygen and who does not.
The Linde Group did not comment on any of the allegations but said it would “do everything possible to continue to reliably supply our customers”.
Air Liquide says: “We have done everything we can to secure supply through the pandemic.” It added: “We are committed to making sure as many patients as possible in sub-Saharan Africa receive treatment and work with Unicef and a range of other international institutions, governments and NGOs to increase access to oxygen in the region.”
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