THE Ministry of Commerce is working hard to ensure people have access to essential medical supplies which are critical to the COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment activities, including liquid oxygen and oxygen cylinders, arranging the continuous importation on public holidays.
Yesterday, a total of 739 oxygen concentrators
and 6,760 test kits were imported via airways at the Yangon International
Airport. In addition, 38 tonnes of liquid oxygen, 10 tonnes of liquid oxygen
cylinders, 8,640 empty oxygen containers, one oxygen plant, 1,090 home oxygen
concentrators, 4,400 PPE suits and 15 tonnes of masks were imported through
border trade points and sea ports.
A total of 1,025 tonnes of liquid
oxygen, 257 tonnes of liquid oxygen cylinders, 72 tonnes of oxygen cylinders,
12 liquid oxygen storage containers, six oxygen distributors, 129,840 tonnes of
empty oxygen containers, 33 oxygen plants, two oxygen refills, 11 oxygen
generators, 81,427 home oxygen concentrators, 157,808 test kits, 551,065 PPE
suits, 83 tonnes of gloves and 1,293 tonnes of masks have been imported by far
in August.
Of 91 bowsers carrying liquid
oxygen imported between 1 July and 19 August, 68 of them were distributed to
Yangon, 15 to Mandalay, two to Bago, four to Mawlamyine, one each to Thaton and
Tnanbyuzayat respectively.
Among 41 oxygen plants, 11 were
transported to Yangon, five to Lashio, four to Bago, two to Pakokku, three to
Kyaukpadaung, four to Mandalay, two to Hpaan, two to Mawlamyine, two to Hpa-an,
one each to Taunggyi, Thanbyuzayat, Magway, Dawei, Wakema, Myittha, Mogaung and
Kyaukdaga respectively.
It is reported that the Ministry of
Commerce is allowing the importation of COVID-19 devices in accordance with the
SOP priority negotiated by relevant departments, and announcements related to
the imports of medical supplies and equipment are posted on commerce.gov. mm.
MNA
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