The first time Huang Lipeng came across a “pulse oximeter” was on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, last week.
The 30-year-old IT engineer from Zhuhai, in southern China’s Guangdong province, quickly bought an oximeter for his family after watching videos that said people with diabetes should pay special attention to their blood oxygen levels.
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