How can world powers stop Israel from attacking Gaza's medical facilities?

The United Nations says the health system in Gaza is on the verge of total collapse amid relentless Israeli attacks.

The United Nations says only 16 of the 36 hospitals in Gaza are functional, and even those are only able to offer partial services.

The UN has verified more than 650 Israeli attacks on medical facilities since the Israel-Palestine conflict began in October 2023, and at least 1,054 health workers have been killed.

What we know about the mass graves found at Gaza’s hospitals •

Palestinian authorities are calling for the UN to investigate what it calls “war crimes,” after reporting nearly 400 bodies found in mass graves around Gaza’s hospitals after Israeli raids. Some bodies were reported to have their hands tied or stripped naked, though Israel calls the claims "baseless" -- saying it “examined” bodies buried by Palestinians o locate its hostages.

Covid-19 in China: Hospitals struggle to battle virus surge

 

At the brink of collapse: German medical staff prepare for triage

Germany is Europe's economic powerhouse, with state-of-the-art hospitals and highly qualified professionals. But the brutality of the fourth pandemic wave threatens to break the system. From Bavaria to Saxony - hospitals in Germany are on the brink of collapse.

The latest COVID wave has put hospitals in parts of Germany under immense strain

 In the past two weeks, the number of new cases has jumped by more than 60%. On Friday, Germany recorded 52,970 daily new infections, a day after registering over 65,000 daily cases, a record since the start of the pandemic.

Iranians angry as hospitals buckle under coronavirus surge

 

More and more coronavirus deaths are being racked up in Iran. Official statistics say more than 100,000 people have died. There is a shortage of everything, especially vaccines. Iranian researchers have developed their own vaccine, but production is nowhere near meeting demand.

Incase you're wondering vaccines from the U.S. and Briton have been rejected for political reasons. Why does this remind me of Florida governor Ron DeathSentance?

Will India’s COVID-19 crisis spell disaster for the world?

 

Calls for global help to contain outbreak in the world’s biggest vaccine maker.

India’s COVID-19 emergency has reached critical levels.

Hospitals are out of beds and oxygen, while crematoriums do not have space for the dead.

Patients suffer at home as Covid chokes hospitals - BBC News

 India is suffering critical shortages of medical equipment and oxygen amid a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases.

India's hospitals in 'apocalyptic' battle against COVID-19

 India has reported the world's highest daily count of new Coronavirus cases for a second straight day. More than 330,000 new infections were recorded in the last 24-hours there.

India's hospitals locked in desperate fight against COVID-19

 Authorities in India are scrambling to bolster the health care infrastructure as the latest wave of coronavirus infections stretches hospitals to breaking point.

'Tsunami' of COVID cases puts India's hospitals on the brink

India has set another new record for coronavirus cases – 200,000 in the last 24 hours. And just in the first half of this month, two-million new infections have been logged. Experts are blaming complacency and frustration among the public for the surge.
 

How hospitals deal with surging numbers of patients in need of intensive care

 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, one message has been consistent - infection rates need to be kept as low as possible to avoid intensive care units being overwhelmed. Because when that happens, patients who would recover with the right care may not be able to receive it.