Posted on: Mon 27-04-2020

Omupo community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has donated Personal Protective Equipment to the Cottage Hospital and Basic Health Centre in Omupo, Kwara State.

The community, in a statement on Sunday, said the gesture was its contribution towards efforts by the state and federal governments to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The statement read, “In view of the urgency to respond to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the Omupo COVID-19 Committee, under the chairmanship of Prof. Mikhail Buari, proposed the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment to safeguard the frontline workers of the Omupo Cottage Hospital and the Basic Health Centre against possible infections.

“This was promptly approved and money released from the Omupo COVID-19 Relief Fund, into which several sons and daughters of Omupo and their friends had made generous donations.

 “The PPE items procured include several quantities of gowns, disposable aprons, infra-red thermometer, face masks, face shields, boots and boot covers, goggles, latex and nitrile gloves, 3M masks, hand sanitisers, among other items.”

Source: Punch

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