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An employee prepares oxygen cylinders to be used by patients with Covid-19. (Photo by Pedro Rances Mattey/AFP)
AFROX

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

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