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Views: Visits 11 COVID-19 is overwhelming hospital oxygen systems. COVID-19 pneumonia creates breathing difficulties leading to low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia). Unable to get enough oxygen to supply vital organs, patients with hypoxaemia are at very high risk of death. Supplemental oxygen is the only treatment. About 20% of COVID-19 patients globally have required hospital admission for oxygen therapy. But oxygen access was already a challenge for hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, particularly smaller facilities in more remote geographies. This is due to three major challenges: low-quality, poorly functioning equipment, with inadequate access to maintenance and repair support; lack of clinical and technical education and protocols; deficiencies in local infrastructure – such as unreliable power supply – and management systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed these challenges, leading to horrifying situations, such as the one in India.