THE Ministry of Commerce is making efforts to ensure people have access to the essential medical supplies that are critical to the COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment activities, including liquid oxygen and oxygen cylinders, arranging continuous importation on public holidays.
On
11 September (yesterday), anti-COVID-19 equipment, medical products including
oxygen plants and concentrators were imported by 16 companies and transported
by 24 vehicles, including two Bowser vehicles.
A
total of 40 tonnes of oxygen (liquid) carried by two bowsers, one oxygen
storage container, one liquid oxygen distributor, 2,330 empty oxygen cylinders,
four oxygen plants, six oxygen generators, one oxygen concentrator for home
use, and 45 tonnes of masks were imported via Muse, Chinshwehaw, Myawady, and
Tachilek trading posts and Yangon International Airport.
From
1 August to 11 September, 1,702 vehicles carrying 2,062 tonnes of liquid
oxygen, 494 tonnes of oxygen gas, 20 tonnes of oxygen gas carried by oxygen
bowser, 74 tonnes of oxygen gas tanks, 22 storage containers, 10 liquid oxygen
distributors, 250,000 empty oxygen cylinders, 147 oxygen plants, 42 hospital
oxygen generators, three oxygen refilling machines, 100,000 oxygen
concentrators for home use, 200,000 test kits, 1,100,000 sets of PPE, 146
tonnes of gloves and 3,966 tonnes of the mask were allowed to be imported.
In
the same period, a total of 94 oxygen bowsers were allowed to be transported.
Among
the 94 vehicles, 74 vehicles were transported to Yangon, six to Mandalay, three
to Nay Pyi Taw, four to Mawlamyine, three to Bago, one each to Pyay and
Thanbyuzayat.
Out
of 147 oxygen plants: 78 oxygen plants to Yangon, 17 to Mandalay, six to
Lashio, four to Bago, another four to Myitkyina, three to Kyauk Padaung, four
to Mawlamyine, two to Monywa, two to Magway, another two to Pakkoku, two to
Hpa-an, another two to Minbu and one each to Nay Pyi Taw, Myingyan, Taunggyi,
Myitta, Moegaung, Thanbyuzayat, Kyauktaga, Wakhema, Dawei, Kungyangon, Sittway,
Dedaye, Myinmu, Mudon, Pyay, Meiktila, Maubin, Myaungmya, Wyne Maw, Tachilek
and Tantyang were successfully transported.
Officials
from the relevant departments are cooperating to facilitate and expedite the
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including online registration for the
import process during the long public holidays.
It
is reported that the Ministry of Commerce is coordinating with relevant
departments, facilitating the importation of essential medical supplies
required in prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19, as well as contact
persons for inquiries can be reached through the Ministry’s Website — www.commerce.gov.mm.
MNA
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