Shanghai's largest residential oxygen manufacturer suspends production as employee tests positive for COVID-19
Global Times
By Global Times Published: Apr 11, 2022 02:06 AM
The supply of home oxygen for some residents in Shanghai will be disrupted after an employee of the city's largest residential oxygen manufacturer tested positive for COVID-19, causing the company to suspend production, according to a report from local media, Shanghai Media Group (SMG).
The Shanghai Shenwei Medical Gas Company, the city's largest residential oxygen manufacturer, supplies more than 90 percent of oxygen for home therapy in Shanghai.
One of the company's employees in charge of filling oxygen cylinders tested positive for coronavirus, leading to a complete suspension of production and oxygen distribution in Puxi, the area at the west side of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The company said it has not yet received a notice to resume production.
One resident of Shanghai surnamed Zhao, who was affected by the disruption in the supply of residential oxygen, told SMG that his 70-year-old mother, who has needed round-the-clock oxygen for the past seven years due to a serious illness, would run out of oxygen the next day.
An employee of the oxygen company told SMG that local authorities had previously allowed the company to resume production after a complete disinfection. However, the factory was closed again on April 8 without giving further notice when production would resume.
The company official said that the factory is now sealed for disinfection and is waiting for the environmental monitoring results to be released on Monday.
"There is still a batch of oxygen cylinders that have been filled and are expected to be transferred as soon as possible," added the company official, promising that they will do their best to secure the supply of residential oxygen to residents in urgent need.
Company officials said they hope to speed up disinfection and environmental monitoring to ensure oxygen supply to residents who need it. Authorities in the Jiading district of Shanghai, where the company is located, said they are coordinating the matter at full speed.
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