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Two large plants for the production of oxygen in Ukraine resume their work – Danilov

“As far as these two stopped factories are concerned, it was not preventive maintenance. It was a necessity. Otherwise, they would not work at all. As of today, they are already working and there are no problems. There are artificial problems in some cities – they cannot calculate how much oxygen they need, due to the fact that the number of patients is constantly growing, “Danilov said.

The host of the program, Natalya Moseichuk, asked Danilov whether both factories were working.

“One plant is already working, and the other will work from Sunday,” the NSDC secretary replied.



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There are 35 enterprises producing oxygen in Ukraine, of which 23 are medical and 12 are technical, said the head of the Ministry of Health Viktor Lyashko.

According to him, at the request of the Ministry of Health all manufacturers “scaled up and filled reserves”but daily oxygen consumption per patient and the number of people who go to the hospital and get oxygen therapy has also increased. As of October 28, there were more than 47 thousand patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in hospitals, of which 80% needed oxygen, said Lyashko.

The head of the Ministry of Health announced on October 22 that in Ukraine two plants for the production of medical oxygen suspended work for 10-15 days due to scheduled maintenance. Another manufacturer in Western Ukraine had technical malfunctions – it soon resumed work, at the time of its malfunction, oxygen for the west of the country was supplied from Poland.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, Medical Aid and Medical Insurance, People’s Deputy from Servant of the People Mikhail Radutsky said that routine maintenance during the peak of the epidemic and the resulting oxygen deficiency may be sabotage.

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