the mining company Southern Peru made the donation of 60 tons of liquid oxygen to hospitals in Arequipa that were short of this supply in the context of the increase in patients due to the violent demonstrations and blockades that have taken place in recent days.
“In response to the request of the Essalud authorities and the National Center for Strategic Resources (CEMARES) of the Ministry of Health (MINSA), the company Southern Peru ordered the donation of 60 tons of liquid oxygen to supply the Carlos Alberto Seguín Escobedo and Honorio Delgado de Arequipa,” the company reported in a statement.
The donation will imply that 40 tons are destined for the first of both hospitals and 20 tons for the second.
“Last weekend, the transportation service Linde Perú SRL, collected the liquid oxygen from the Ilo Smelter of Southern Peru and transferred the first 15 tons to the isotank of the Hospital Seguín Escobedo de Essalud and 5 tons to the Honorio Delgado del Minsa Hospital,” the company specified.
Representatives of the company, which operates mines as cuajonehighlighted their willingness and willingness to maintain their support and collaboration with the State.
The company’s contribution in the context of the emergency evoked the help it provided to the health sector and various hospitals during the worst months of the pandemic. COVID-19when it delivered 2,500 tons of liquid oxygen.
