South Africa’s only supplier of medical oxygen to state hospitals and clinics, Afrox, has increased its back-up storage levels of oxygen to cater for the high demand. With a rising number of hospitalised patients requiring oxygen, suppliers have seen a 600% spike in demand for oxygen as a result of Covid-19 - Smile 90.4FM

South Africa’s only supplier of medical oxygen to state hospitals and clinics, Afrox, has increased its back-up storage levels of oxygen to cater for the high demand. With a rising number of hospitalised patients requiring oxygen, suppliers have seen a 600% spike in demand for oxygen as a result of Covid-19

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11 January 2021

By Smile Staff Reporter

Smile Staff Reporter

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