Oxygen hubs eyed in all regions amid COVID-19 pandemic, says Lorenzana

The national government will put up across the country oxygen command centers to address the increasing demand for medical oxygen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, National Task Force against COVID-19 chairmanDelfin Lorenzana said Monday.

"Para tugunan ang pangangailangan sa medical oxygen, magtatalaga tayo ng One Oxygen Command Center sa iba't ibang rehiyon tulad nung ginawa sa Rehiyon IX," Lorenzana reported to President Rodrigo Duterte in a Cabinet briefing.

[To address the needs for medical oxygen, we will put up One Oxygen Command Center in every region similar to Region IX.]

He said the government would implement green lanes at all ports to ensure the smooth delivery of oxygen supplies.

Lorenzana said the government would ensure uninterrupted power supply in all manufacturing plants of medical oxygen.

In mid-September, some areas in Mindanao experienced a low supply of medical oxygen as COVID-19 cases soared. 

The country already has One Hospital Command Center, a referral center for health facilities. -NB, GMA News