Singapore to send 200 oxygen concentrators to Myanmar

Singapore to send 200 oxygen concentrators to Myanmar
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Singapore will send 200 oxygen concentrators to Myanmar to support the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Channel News Asia reported.

The 10-litre oxygen concentrators will be channelled through the Singapore Red Cross, which will work with the Myanmar Red Cross Society to distribute them to affected communities.

Myanmar has reported nearly 280,000 COVID-19 cases to date, with more than 120,000 recorded in the past month alone. There have been more than 7,800 deaths related to the disease, with more than 4,500 occurring in the last month.