‘Patients are dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director

Catholic hospital directors in India have warned that they do not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for the number of Covid-19 deaths – numbers many people believe were underreported. “The situation is very bad. No beds available anywhere in the hospital. Patients are on the corridors and many are dying because no beds, no... Read More

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April 26, 2021

India reports Covid-19 patients dying of lack of oxygen

An oxygen leak at a government hospital in India has killed 22 Covid-19 patients as the entire country faces a huge shortage of oxygen to support pandemic-hit patients. Ucanews.com reported that the leak in the main liquid oxygen storage tank at Zakir Hussain Hospital in Maharashtra state led to a drop in the oxygen pressure of ventilators, and the patients died immediately on 21st April. “Any loss... Read More

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April 15, 2021

Philippine diocese launches app to link Covid-19 patients with priests

A diocese in the Philippines has launched an application, E-Pray, for spiritual accompaniment during Covid-19 isolation. E-Pray is a free web application where patients can type in their contact details so that priests can get in touch with them, reported ucanews.com. Novaliches Diocese in Manila said the app was developed by its social communications ministry in response to a... Read More

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July 17, 2020

Pope sends respirator to Brazilian hospital treating indigenous patients

Brazilian Bishop Vital Corbellini of Maraba expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis after receiving a much-needed respirator and temperature gauge for a hospital treating indigenous patients with Covid-19. The diocese said the respirator, delivered to the Campanha de Maraba Hospital on 12th July by the apostolic nunciature in Brazil, was one of four sent by the... Read More

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July 13, 2020

Hard-hit Italian hospital has no more Covid-19 patients in intensive care

Staff at the Pope John XXIII hospital in Bergamo – once the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy – announced they had no more patients with coronavirus in their intensive care unit. After 137 days of trying to keep critically ill patients alive, staff gathered on 8th July for a moment of silence to... Read More

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June 24, 2020

Venezuelan doctor, set for beatification, bought medicine for patients

Dr Jose Gregorio Hernandez was known for treating hundreds of poor patients for free, and he spent the last years of his life helping Venezuelans fight illness during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. The Venezuelan doctor – who has been approved for beatification, a step toward sainthood – also tried to become a priest on... Read More

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May 4, 2020

An Irish Dominican brother who trained as a doctor is back treating patients with Covid-19

Br Chris Gault, who has been studying for the priesthood with the Dominicans, has returned to his native Belfast, Northern Ireland, and donned surgical scrubs to be part of the fight against the virus in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital where he once served. He graduated from Queen’s University in 2013 and completed foundation training as... Read More

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April 22, 2020

Bishops urge medics to ensure elderly get a fair share of care

The bishops of England and Wales have pleaded for fairness in the possible rationing of healthcare to Covid-19 patients amid rising fears that protective and life-saving equipment is running out. The bishops acknowledged that while tough decisions must be made in the current pandemic, age should not be the only criteria for deciding which patients... Read More

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March 24, 2020

Pope: Personnel and priests caring for Covid-19 patients are heroes

With the number of priests and religious dying from coronavirus-related illnesses rising, Pope Francis offered his prayers for those who died after being infected helping Covid-19 patients and their communities. At least 50 priests, four nuns and at least 24 doctors have lost their lives and 5,000 health care workers in Italy were known to... Read More

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