- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
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CAIRO: A hospital in Jordan where coronavirus patients are receiving treatment has recorded several deaths due to an oxygen outage, the kingdom’s health minister said Saturday.
At least eight patients have died due to the incident at the New Al-Salt Hospital west of the capital Amman, according to medical sources cited by the state-run Ammon News Agency.
Minister Nathir Obeidat visited the hospital and was meeting staff as security forces cordoned off the area to prevent trouble among patients’ relatives.
Local reports claimed shortage of medical oxygen resulted from a technical failure. No official sources confirmed the the case behind the oxygen failure.
The oxygen cut affected patients in intensive care, maternity units and coronavirus wards, according to Reuters.
Jordan’s public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the incident.
