In the Dominican Republic, the demand for oxygen has increased in recent months before the coronavirus pandemic and more in cases where there are complications of the disease, such as oxygen tanks, a small-scale operation in the country, sold only to the hospitals o by the Covid-19.
Some families also buy oxygen tanks for sale in terminal phases, as well as cancer, so they have new and used tanks. Without embarrassment, on the internet there are many companies that offer this service, only around 15, the majority in the National District and Santo Domingo Este.
A large oxygen tank, of 6,200 liters, which used to cost around RD $ 25,000 and are also trained by a regulator and sold, according to a Listín Diario probe. A new oxygen tank, with all its accessories, costs around RD $ 58,000; and son of those in the Mayor’s case management of hospitals, albeit in minor.
One of the collaborators of the companies dedicated to the sale of oxygen, commented that the health centers with cylinders installed are different and diary the length of this tank can be sold between RD $ 900 and RD $ 1,400, depending on the company that lo supla y los pies cúbicos.
“There are patients who are in their cases, that doctors treat them because they have no solution, and they can consume up to a cylinder every 24 hours. In fact, the family has a diary, ”says another employee of one of these companies. Here is an oxygen vacuum cleaner and used cost RD $ 15,000.
For both partners in the sales departments of these stores, supply oxygen to hospitals and clinics is “barato”, because its up to RD $ 1,400 for a day depending on the tanks with which customers, which serve for many patients, only result: “Malo es que hooi hospale que duran años para pagar. Son mala paga´ ”. Without embarrassment, for a family that needs to repay the tank at least 15 weeks in my pocket has a patient in a delicate state, the serious inversion of some RD $ 13,500.
“In the first months of Covid-19 the demand was much lower, but it was normal,” explains the seller of a company dedicated to the sale of medical oxygen, which points out that the City of Medical Centers has large tanks, which its denominated as thermal. The seller agrees that the tanks that are in the medical centers are also located and are located with a five-inch enclosure and are the oxygen that passes through a tubercle.
TOQUE DE QUEDA
Emergency state.
President Luis Abinader extends the petition to the National Congress extending the state of emergency for another 45 days, from March 2 next.
The presidential petition was sent to the Chamber of Deputies, which immediately began to convene.
No commission
First of all, the deputies would vote to avoid sending the petition to the commission for their study. In the meantime, follow up on the reading of the resolution that has prepared the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies.
El PLD critique
The voice of the deputies of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gustavo Sánchez, is behind the improvisation that ensured the governor of Luis Abinader on the topic of the new coronavirus pandemic.