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Newborn babies forced to share single incubator in Gaza

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Four babies, one incubator. Doctors in Gaza are desperately working to keep patients alive, as the U.N. warns fuel shortages are reaching a critical point. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports on the striking video of newborns at Al Shifa Hospital, taken by CNN stringers on the ground.

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  • Doctors at El Helou Hospital in Gaza are placing four newborns in a single incubator due to fuel shortages.
  • The hospital has 12 incubators but 22 preterm babies, forcing overcrowding in the ICU. 32s
  • Medical staff warn that the lack of proper incubators increases the risk of infection and temperature regulation issues for the babies. 36s
  • The United Nations and hospital officials warn that fuel supplies are nearly exhausted, threatening critical care services. 59s
  • Al Shifa Hospital has closed its kidney dialysis centre due to the fuel shortage, and urgent fuel deliveries are needed to keep other ICU services running. 1m 12s
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