The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that Yangon International Airport and three border trade points in Muse, Myawaddy and Chin Shwe Haw imported 12128 domestic oxygen generators, including Covid-19 vaccines and accessories on 1 August.
5822 Oxygen Concentrators are importet from Yangon International Airport, including 15,000 test kits, and five Bowser vehicles , seven tons of 95-liter oxygen tank; 6,306 home oxygen concentrators, 40 tons of masks were imported from Muse, Myawaddy and Chin Shwe Haw trading points. The above items were imported by 36 buses from 23 companies.
Currently the third wave of Covid-19 disease nationwide and the rate of infection rises, so does the urgent need for oxygen-related drugs for the prevention and control of Covid-19. It is being coordinated with the relevant ministries to import from sea ports and border trade points without delay. According to the Ministry of Commerce,49 million liters of liquid oxygen, 6,505 home oxygen concentrators and 290 tons of masks have been imported from border trade points from 12 to 18 July.
Source: Daily Eleven