The statement comes after Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikit said the government guaranteed oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients on June 25. The hospital’s central oxygen supply was operational again at 4:45 a.m. Sunday after 15 tons of liquid oxygen were delivered. Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X said hospitals need more oxygen than before because of the increasing number of COVID-19 patients in the province. “We need more oxygen supply. Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country, has seen a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks.

Source: ABC News July 05, 2021 05:26 UTC