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China makes biggest exporter of medical equipment to Indonesia

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According to data issued by the country’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise on Tuesday, China claims to have been the largest exporter of medical equipment to Indonesia from May 3 to July3.

China, Japan, and South Korea were the top 10 exporters of medical equipment to Indonesia, accounting for $8.67 million, or 26.65%, of all medical equipment imported into the archipelago nation during the two-month period, according to the report.


In the meantime, PCR test kits accounted for 41.99 percent of Indonesia’s imported medical equipment in the two-month period, with a total value of of $13.67 million.

Rapid test kits made up 18.7% of the total, worth $6.1 million, while ventilators made up 6.85%.

Djauhari Oratmangun, Indonesia’s ambassador to China, informed the media earlier this month that the embassy has contacted with the Jakarta administration about cooperating with a number of Chinese companies to supply Indonesia with more healthcare equipment.

In Indonesia, the current second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in a significant surge in demand for oxygen canisters.

The demand for oxygen cylinders was first recorded at 60 tons per day, according to Siti Nadia Tarmizi, the Health Ministry’s spokesperson for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

He went on to say that demand has now risen to 4,000 tons per day.

“We are trying to get more oxygen canisters from overseas, mainly Singapore, China and several others,’’ he said.

Last week, Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated that if the daily COVID-19 cases exceed 40,000, the Philippines will seek assistance from a number of other countries.

On Monday, Indonesia reported 40,427 daily COVID-19 cases, the largest daily case total in the country’s history, as well as 891 additional fatalities.

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