COVID-19 Fight: Import of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Supplies

Ministry of Commerce is making continuous efforts for the import of the anti-COVID-19 equipment including liquid oxygen, oxygen gas, household oxygen concentrators and medicines via sea, air and border routes on public holidays as well.

On Sunday, a total of 3,294 oxygen concentrators and 0.5 tonne of masks arrived at the Yangon International Airport yesterday, while 59 tonnes of liquid oxygen, 38 tonnes of liquid oxygen cylinders, one tonne of oxygen cylinder, 8,910 empty cylinders, 3,745 home oxygen concentrators, one tonne of glove and 67 tonnes of masks were imported through Muse, Myawady, Chinshwehaw, Kanpaitee and Tamu border trade checkpoints.