Oxygen tanks are selling fast in this pharmacy and medical supply store located along B. Rodríguez Street, Cebu City on August 2, 2021 | CDN Digital Photo by Morexette Marie B. ErramThe Department of Health in Central Visayas assured the public that there is no shortage of medical oxygen here amid an increase in demand from patients suspected and confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19.
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, on the other hand, is also set to meet suppliers of oxygen for medical use in the province. The governor also said they will be holding a meeting with oxygen suppliers here to ensure that they can still deploy tanks to priority sectors, particularly hospitals and medical institutions.