Fearing India-like Covid collapse, Kenya scrambles for oxygen

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by Marion DOUET and Hillary ORINDE NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — At the peak of Kenya’s third wave of Covid-19 in March, hospitals — buckling under the strain of the virus — saw their oxygen reserves fizzle out. Since then, they have been scrambling to increase capacity of the lifesaving element, fearing the nightmare scenario currently unfolding in India due to oxygen shortages. On the roof of the Metropolitan Hospital, a 150-bed private institution that targets […]