Beside those donations, Indonesia plans to buy 36,000 tons of oxygen and 10,000 concentrators — devices that generate oxygen — from neighbouring Singapore, Pandjaitan said. Oxygen tanks were rolled out onto sidewalks for those lucky enough to get them, while others have been told they have to find their own. “Panicked people bought oxygen tanks even though they didn't need them yet," Mulyana said. As its own cases surged, Jakarta then canceled a plan to send another 2,000 oxygen concentrators to India in late June. The Ministry of Industry responded by issuing a decree that all oxygen supplies be sent to hospitals overflowing with coronavirus patients, and asked industry players to cooperate.

Source: Mint July 10, 2021 03:22 UTC