TINIYAK ni Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez na aabot sa limang milyong face masks ang parating matapos mangako ng suplay ang lokal na manufacturer sa Bataan sa harap ng banta ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Sa isang briefing, sinabi ni Lopez na aabot sa dalawang milyong face masks ang tiniyak ng supplier ngayong Marso at karagdagang tatlong milyon sa Abril.
“Aside from what DoH is getting from various sources, we are also supplying DoH and the public by talking to the supplier based here in Bataan and that we have made arrangement that they will supply Philippines two million for the rest—two million face masks for the rest of March and another three million for April. We will have another request to increase the preposition and the allotment for Philippines, since we recognize that even these numbers are not enough to provide for all the Filipinos,” sabi Lopez.
Ito’y sa harap naman ng kakulangan ng suplay ng face masks kung saan wala pa ring mabili sa mga botika at tindahan ng medical supply.
“I just got an update about the mask. Out of the two million last week, three hundred thousand was delivered already to DoH and a hundred thousand tomorrow for DoH,” ayon pa kay Lopez.