A Health Department spokesperson says the Biden administration is in close contact with oxygen suppliers and and the private sector to closely monitor the situation and support as needed, and pictured, the Woodlands Hospital on August 18, in Houston, Texas.
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A Health Department spokesperson says the Biden administration is in close contact with oxygen suppliers and and the private sector to closely monitor the situation and support as needed, and pictured, the Woodlands Hospital on August 18, in Houston, Texas.
Mandatory Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Biden administration closely monitoring supply of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients

As coronavirus cases rise across the South, state health officials, hospital consultants and oxygen suppliers continue to sound alarms over a potential shortage of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in the region.