DAMASCUS, March 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Syrian Health Ministry announced here on Wednesday it will provide 75 tons of oxygen to Lebanon for COVID-19 patients.
The announcement came during a joint press conference held by Syrian Health Minister Hasan al-Ghabbash and his Lebanese counterpart Hamad Hasan in Syrian capital Damascus.
The oxygen will be delivered in three batches starting Wednesday, and it won’t affect Syria’s stock of oxygen, according to Hasan.
The Lebanese minister said that his ministry turned to Syria for help due to a lack of oxygen in the Lebanese hospitals.
OMAN Health Ministry on Wednesday announced 741 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 153,105, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Meanwhile, 374 people recovered during the past 24 hours, taking the overall recoveries to 140,220 while 11 deaths were reported, pushing the tally up to 1,644, according to a ministry statement quoted by ONA.
The ministry urged everyone to adhere to social distancing instructions issued by the Supreme Committee entrusted with handling the novel coronavirus.
