UPDF starts production of face masks, medical oxygen as Covid cases continue to soar

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has begun creation of oxygen for state-run emergency clinics and assembling of face covers to help tackle crumbling Coronavirus circumstance in the country.

As indicated by the UPDF, the creation is finished by the National Enterprises Corporation(NEC), the military’s business arm.

“We are enchanted to advise Ugandans that we currently produce clinical veils and oxygen at Luweero Industries in Nakasongola to alleviate the spread of dangerous Covid19 infection,” NEC said over the course of the end of the week.

The creation of veils goes ahead the setting of exhortation by government and other wellbeing specialists to the populace to keep observing the Standard Operating Procedures like wearing of facemasks at untouched as one of the approaches to stay away from the spread and getting the lethal infection.

The creation of clinical oxygen then again comes when the nation appears to have arrived behind schedule of its stockpile.

A few government and private wellbeing offices in different pieces of the nation have answered to have run out clinical oxygen as the quantity of patients needing these administrations has dramatically increased in the previous few weeks.

As per Lt Gen James Mugira, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), they are reacting to the current circumstance of shortage of clinical oxygen by supporting vital areas other than the military.

He explained that their current production capacity is 12 medical oxygen cylinders per hours, each weighing 50 kilogram.

Lt Gen Mugira assured the country that their products have been certified by the National Drug Authority and found to be 99.9% pure and thus described it as the purest product in the country.

“We believe it will bring hope to Ugandans,” Lt Gen Mugira said.

The development comes at a time when Covid cases continue to soar in the country.

The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 1727 new Covid infections to take the tally to 61977 whereas five new deaths were recorded to move the tool to 428 people.

Many hospitals have also reported that the number of Covid patients admitted has more than doubled whereas those in Intensive Care Units have also gone up.