out? >> if they don't get oxygen they can die. they will not survive. that's for sure. they will not survive for long. >> are you dealing with this every day? >> yeah, we have been dealing with this every day for the past ten days. every day we have to fight for the oxygen. every day we have to keep messaging, we have to say that we are running short of oxygen. please give us the oxygen. please give us the oxygen. >> so this is a question of life and death? >> yes, it is a question of life and death. >> reporter: it's important to remember these are some of the lucky ones, people who end up in a private hospital like this one, gives you a sense of just how dire the situation is. with covid cases at alarming levels turkey is also imposing new restrictions, many stocked up ahead of the first ever nationwide lockdown which will be in place for at least three weeks. officials in istanbul have now identified at least five cases of the new variant first detected in india. now to south america where