Walkot Arief Wismansyah Reports Increase In Prices Of COVID-19 Drugs In Tangerang, Asks The Prosecutor's Office To Take Action

TANGERANG - Tangerang Mayor (Walkot) Arief R Wismansyah reported to Banten Governor Wahidin Halim regarding the scarcity and price increase for COVID-19 healing drugs.

"The prosecutor's office is investigating and monitoring the shortage of drugs, so the cause is being investigated," Arief said in an official statement in Tangerang as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, July 13.

On Monday, July 12, Arief attended the Coordination Meeting on the Scarcity of Drugs and Oxygen in Banten Province with the Governor of Banten, Regents and Mayors of Tangerang Raya. Including the Head of the Banten Province High Prosecutor's Office.

The mayor added that his party was waiting for the investigation carried out by the prosecutor's office and continued to provide maximum service to patients.

Related to the findings of the case will be handled by the authorities and the City Government will take a firm stance also in accordance with the rules.

Banten Governor Wahidin Halim during the coordination meeting explained that the Banten Provincial Government and regional governments throughout Tangerang Raya had collaborated with several oxygen distributors to meet hospital needs.

"For oxygen, we have collaborated with several distributors, we continue to strive for oxygen needs in hospitals to be sufficient, for the scarcity of drugs an investigation is being carried out by the prosecutor's office," said the Banten Governor

Meanwhile, regarding oxygen supply, the Tangerang City Government has also collaborated with Samator Cikande as an oxygen distributor.

Where oxygen refilling at Samator Cikande can be carried out as many as 300 tubes per day for a size of six cubic meters.