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Coronavirus: Hospitals warned problems with oxygen supply will be worse than first wave – The Independent

Hospitals to carry out daily checks on oxygen levels to avoid fires and explosions

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Hospitals across England could see oxygen supplies at worse levels this winter than at the peak of the first coronavirus wave when some sites were forced to close to new admissions.
An alert to NHS hospitals this week warned that because of the rise in admissions of Covid-19 patients, there is a risk of oxygen shortages.
Trusts have been ordered to carry out daily checks on the amount of oxygen in the air on wards to reduce the risk of catastrophic fires or explosions.
The problem is not because…

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