Miralem Sabic carries oxygen bottles from his private van to an improvised coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospital in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 27, 2020. Picture taken November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
KONJIC, Bosnia (Reuters) - Miralem Sabic Mika, known as the "Oxygen Man" in his native town of Konjic, has become a local hero for helping coronavirus patients breathe easier and comforting them with warm words and laughter.
Sabic, a 57-year-old war veteran, drives his old van to the capital Sarajevo around 38 miles (61 km) to the northeast almost every day to refill oxygen tanks for patients in need.
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