Oxygen plant re-opens in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, an oxygen plant in eastern Syria’s Deir ez-Zor which was closed for a year began operations again.
Most of the hospitals and medical centers in Deir ez-Zor countryside have been suffering with a shortage of medical supplies and oxygen coinciding with the spread of the third wave of coronavirus.
Plant owner Hamad al-Alawi said that his plant will run with a daily production capacity of 120 tanks, to be distributed to medical centers and those suffering from coronavirus.
The opening of the plant was delayed due to the lack of spare parts required in the area, according to al-Alawi.
On April 19, the Euphrates Region medical team asked urgently for help due to the lack of oxygen, which led to the deterioration the conditions of some people infected with the coronavirus and the emergence of serious complications such as loss of consciousness and paralysis, according to the medical team.
The need for oxygen has increased in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, after the increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus, and amid the third wave in particular.
Al-Alawi indicated that the plant will produce oxygen of very high purity, the tanks will be filled directly, and it will be accessible to everyone.
The price of a tank is 25,000 Syrian pounds, and the plant needs to be provided with spare parts and a license for diesel, which makes the price of the tank less than the mentioned price, al-Alawi added.