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UPDATED: Gasping for air

Jamaica’s healthcare system was plunged into crisis mode on Saturday, as word came that IGL – the country’s sole producer of medical oxygen – ran out of the much-needed commodity and would not be getting another supply until Monday. Up to late...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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