A cascading series of failures, from the central government on down, left hospitals across India without medical oxygen, killing hundreds. One tragic night in Delhi shows how it happened.
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How India’s Covid-Hit Hospitals Ran Out of Oxygen
A cascading series of failures, from the central government on down, left hospitals across India without medical oxygen, killing hundreds. One tragic night in Delhi shows how it happened.
C.D.C. Finds Spike in E.R. Trips Linked to Suspected Suicide Among Teen Girls
“The findings from this study suggest more severe distress among young females than has been identified in previous reports,” the C.D.C. said.
Italian Police Accuse Man of Getting Paid for 15 Years While Skipping Work
A hospital worker in Italy’s south was allegedly paid for 15 years without working a single day. Investigators blame the inefficiency of checks at all levels.
Spain’s Other Covid Casualties: Undetected Cancer Cases
A raft of lawsuits has emerged from a health care system where the struggle to fight the pandemic has led to neglect of other serious conditions.
Mexico’s Coronavirus Struggle Worsened by Fear of Hospitals
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them.
8 Hospitals in 15 Hours: A Pregnant Woman’s Crisis in the Pandemic
Her baby was coming, and her complications were growing more dangerous. But nowhere would take her — an increasingly common story as India’s health care system buckles under pressure.
Coronavirus May Pose a New Risk to Younger Patients: Strokes
Doctors have reported a flurry of cases in Covid-19 patients — including a healthy 27-year-old emergency medical technician in Queens. After a month in the hospital, he is learning to walk again.
Racing Against the Virus From Inside Australia’s Healthcare System
An emergency room doctor in Melbourne describes the terror and relief of waiting for a tsunami of coronavirus patients that never arrived.
Coronavirus Trickles Into Haiti: ‘This Monster Is Coming Our Way’
The virus has been slow to hit the country. But as laid-off Haitians return from hard-hit areas, doctors are preparing furiously for an outbreak they fear will strain the nation’s threadbare health care system.