As Delta State Government continues to put in place measures to reduce the spread of COVID19, Shell Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Wednesday, donated a machine capable of conducting 1,000 tests daily to the State Government.
This donation by Shell is in-line with Governor Okowa’s administration’s efforts to increase the testing of citizens and residents in order to curb the community transmission of #COVID19.
Speaking on behalf of the Delta State Government, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Chiedu Ebie said: “From the very beginning, we took #COVID19 very seriously. With this additional donation, we will be even more aggressive in our contact-tracing.”
Shell also donated an ambulance, a suction machine and other critical items that are needed to establish an additional isolation centre in the state.
The other items donated by Shell include: hospital beds and mattresses; defibrillators; suction machines; infra-red thermometers; respiratory nebulisers; hospital-grade oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentration.
Others are N95 face masks; nitrite procedure gloves; surgical face masks; gum boots; disposable high-tech overalls; DuPont Tychem 2000; goggles and face shields; and, hand sanitizers.
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