Critical care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Global availability of intensive care beds

Xiya Ma, Dominique Vervoort, Xiya Ma, Dominique Vervoort

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Keywords: COVID-19; Critical care; Global health; Intensive care.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest None.

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Global availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds per 100,000 population. Created with mapchart.net.

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