Hit by third wave of Covid, Uganda is in need of more oxygen
By AFP
02 July 2021 |
9:07 am
Demand for refilling oxygen cylinders has increased dramatically due to the Covid pandemic in Uganda. The Roofings plant, previously refilled around 50 cylinders of oxygen per day, but now refills almost 400 cylinders a day.
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