Grupo Infra

Gas giant spreads misinformation on oxygen plants in Namibia

An investigation exposed how Afrox charges N$510 to refill a cylinder containing 1 400 litres of oxygen, enough to help a severely ill Covid-19 patient breathe for about two hours

Madlen Davies
Tuyeimo Haidula

6 min read

MEXICO – 2021/01/21: People wearing face masks wait in a line to refill their oxygen tanks.
The country faces a shortage of oxygen tanks and a fourfold rise in prices as cases of Covid-19 increase.
People line up to buy oxygen for their relatives infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), to help them breath during the illness. (Photo by Guillermo Diaz/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

AIRSEP

25 AUG 2021

Oxygen companies put profit over patients by spreading misinformation in Mexico

Companies falsely claimed that onsite oxygen plants could kill patients

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Madlen Davies, Lorena Rios & Chrissie Giles

19 min read