This is the makeshift ventilator created out of a plastic bag by Ukrainian docs as a cheap alternative during a shortage amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Doctor Elizaveta Shilova, no age reported, works in a hospital in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine and recently shared a photo on social…
A German medic fighting the coronavirus epidemic in New York says they are no longer trying to reanimate desperately ill patients in order to free up breathing machines for new arrivals. The shocking revelation was made by Dr Sigrid Wolfram, 50, who was speaking at the end of a five-day…
A Chinese hospital is being urged to donate its medical equipment to countries battling the coronavirus pandemic after it released images showing idling ventilators “on holiday”. While many have unsurprisingly revelled at the sight of rising cases in major western superpowers such as the United Kingdom and the United States,…
The price of ventilators in Russia has skyrocketed as the country’s greedy oligarchs reportedly snap them up for private use during the COVID-19 outbreak. As most of Europe experiences surging numbers of COVID-19 patients, Russia’s confirmed cases have remained relatively low. The country was the first to close its border…
