Bulawayo needs 200 ventilators
Bulawayo hospitals require 200 ventilators and 500 beds for them to be fully equipped to deal with coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the event that more people are infected and need hospitalisation in the city.
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Bulawayo hospitals require 200 ventilators and 500 beds for them to be fully equipped to deal with coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the event that more people are infected and need hospitalisation in the city.
Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare is now in a better position to handle Covid-19 cases and is ready to open as a fully-functional hospital this week.
The Upgrading of Wilkins Infections Diseases Hospital is now at an advanced stage, with officials expressing optimism on reopening of the facility to members of the public tomorrow.
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has developed a ventilator which it is testing before trials begin, with the potential of making 40 such gadgets per day, while other tertiary institutions are already producing sanitisers and masks, as they join the fight against Covid-19.
President Donald Trump issued a federal order Friday to force auto giant General Motors to manufacture ventilators, as supplies of the crucial hospital equipment grow short and coronavirus infections mount across the country.