Two per cent of global coronavirus cases are in critical condition

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Of the two million active coronavirus patients worldwide, only about 51,000 (2 per cent) are in critical condition, data from Worldometer, an online tracker of coronavirus, as of Saturday afternoon show.

patients worldwide, only about 51,000 are in critical condition, data from Worldometer, an online tracker of coronavirus, as of Saturday afternoon show.

In March, U.S. president, Donald Trump, estimated that the country may need additional 100,000 ventilators in about 100 days, while urging manufacturers to ramp up production of ventilators.France said it aims to produce 10,000 more respirators in addition to the 10,000 it already has, according to WHO. The UK, too, WHO said in April, was seeking 18,000 ventilators.

Data from the International Rescue Committee say that South Sudan has just four ventilators and 24 ICU beds for a population of 12 million people. That is one ventilator for every three million people.

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