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India
Hospitals Overwhelmed
India’s healthcare system continues to struggle to accommodate an influx of COVID-19 patients amid the country’s recent surge in cases. India recorded 352,991 new cases and 2,812 deaths yesterday, the world’s highest daily case tally for the fifth day in a row. According to analysis of India’s 2019 National Health Profile, there are only 0.55 public hospital beds per 1000 people across the country. Some states, including Maharashtra, which has seen the largest number of new cases during this second wave, have only 0.4 beds per 1,000 people. Hospitals in the capital city of New Delhi are facing critical oxygen shortages. Over the weekend, at least 20 patients died at one hospital when oxygen supplies were delayed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans to set up 551 oxygen generation plants, and to utilize the Indian Air Force to deliver oxygen tankers and supplies to different parts of the country.
This map depicts 2019 pubic hospital bed availability in India. Click on the map to learn more.
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Iraq
Baghdad Hospital Fire
A fire broke out in a Baghdad hospital after oxygen cylinders exploded, leaving 82 dead and at least 110 wounded. The flames swept through the intensive care unit of the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, which tends exclusively to COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. It took firefighters and civil defense teams until early Sunday to put out the blaze. Iraq’s prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, cited negligence on the part of health officials as the cause of the fire. Following a special cabinet meeting to discuss the blaze, the government suspended key officials, including the health minister and the governor of Baghdad province. Other officials, including the hospital director, were dismissed from their posts.
This map depicts the location of the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital. Click on map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: CBC News
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Somalia
Violent Outbreak
Violence erupted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, over the weekend after rising tension between the country’s president and powerful opponents hit a breaking point. Forces opposed to the rule of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed violently protested after he extended his presidential mandate for another two years, instead of holding elections this past February in accordance with prior agreements. Armed vehicles and men clashed with government troops, resulting in sporadic outbreaks of gunfire, following unsubstantiated accusations by prior president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud that government forces had attacked his home. The violence drove many families to evacuate, and multiple schools and universities to be shut down, in the affected areas as diplomatic efforts are ramping up to prevent further violence.
This map depicts the location of the violence in Somalia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Standing at a height of nearly 25,000 feet (7,500 m), what mountain is the tallest unclimbed mountain in the world?
A: Gangkhar Puensum, Bhutan
Standing near the Tibetan border, Gangkhar Puensum is only the 40th-tallest peak in the world, but the handful of expeditions to attempt to reach the peak after Bhutan opened to mountaineering in 1983 were unsuccessful. In 1994, Bhutan prohibited all climbing in the country above 6,000 meters (19,800 ft) out of respect for local spiritual beliefs. China holds that half the peak lies in its territory, leading a Japanese expedition to attempt for the summit from Tibet in 1998, but the government of Bhutan protested and the group was forced to change plans.
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Q: With a population count of only 66 people in 2019, according to the United States Census Bureau, which is the U.S. county with the smallest population?
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