As of May 2, 2023, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been confirmed in almost every country in the world. The virus had infected over 687 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had reached almost 6.87 million. The most severely affected countries include the U.S., India, and Brazil.

COVID-19: background information COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. The virus is highly transmissible and coughing and sneezing are the most common forms of transmission, which is similar to the outbreak of the SARS coronavirus that began in 2002 and was thought to have spread via cough and sneeze droplets expelled into the air by infected persons.

Naming the coronavirus disease Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can be transmitted between animals and people, causing illnesses that may range from the common cold to more severe respiratory syndromes. In February 2020, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and the World Health Organization announced official names for both the virus and the disease it causes: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, respectively. The name of the disease is derived from the words corona, virus, and disease, while the number 19 represents the year that it emerged.

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With the third-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, Brazil was the country that required the largest volume of oxygen in Latin America. As of ***************, the Portuguese-speaking nation needed nearly *** million cubic meters of oxygen per day to treat its patients. Meanwhile, Mexico needed close to *** thousand cubic meters of oxygen per day. Most of the countries in the region required less than *** thousand cubic meters of oxygen per day. A critical situation Medical oxygen is pivotal for treating patients affected by the COVID-19 disease. The virus can cause pneumonia, which can lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (lung failure) and eventually death. Medical oxygen enables patients to receive the oxygen required for normal bodily function. With more than *** million cases worldwide, oxygen demand is at an all-time high. As of ***********, India required the most oxygen at more than * million cylinders per day. It is not just oxygen The shortfall in the amount of medical oxygen in Brazil is coupled with a general lack of resources. In 2019, the South American country had only **** intensive care unit (ICU) beds per 100,000 population. In addition, Brazil registered just over ** ventilators per 100,000 inhabitants that same year. Unfortunately, as one of the most affected countries worldwide, this is not enough to meet the soaring demand.

Hospitality operators around the world have increased their focus on health and hygiene as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As of June 2020, a global survey was conducted to determine the share of hospitality operators who spaced their tables and chairs in dining venues at least *** meters apart and frequently disinfected their public areas. The vast majority of respondents, ** percent, reported having done so, while only ***** percent of respondents reported having done otherwise.

Russia produced ***** billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2024, having increased the volume by *** percent compared to the previous year. It ranked as the second-largest producer of this fossil fuel worldwide. How has COVID-19 affected the Russian natural gas production? The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to a decline in the U.S. natural gas prices and a higher demand for liquified natural gas (LNG), which meant increased competition for Russian energy producers. Furthermore, European countries were forecast to see a decrease in natural gas demand due to the lockdown. Russia's major company in the industry, Gazprom decreased its export volume to non-CIS countries in Europe to *** billion cubic meters in 2020. How much natural gas does Russia export? Russia exported around *** billion cubic meters of natural gas via pipelines in 2023. The export volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the country reached **** billion cubic meters in the same year. The major export destination of the Russian natural gas was China, which was followed by Turkey and Germany.