Rössing lends oxygen generator
STAFF REPORTER
WINDHOEK
Rössing Uranium has lent an oxygen generator to the new coronavirus isolation facility at Walvis Bay.
The oxygen generator, which was delivered yesterday, was manufactured in Windhoek and purchased by China National Uranium Corporation Limited (CNUC), the owners of the Rössing Uranium mine, at a cost of around N$4.5 million.
According to Rössing Uranium MD Johan Coetzee it will be on loan to supply oxygen to about 75 to 80 of the 150 beds in the new isolation facility.
“When the isolation facility has served its purpose, the oxygen plant can be removed by Rössing to be donated to a state hospital of our choice in the Erongo Region.”
Coetzee said the new coronavirus isolation facility will serve the communities of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Arandis.
“It is still unknown if we will have large numbers of coronavirus patients that will require oxygen as part of their treatment, but it is best to have proper timely plans in place and the implementation carried out.”
Coetzee added that many of the company's employees, contractors and their families are part of the coastal community, and as a responsible mining operation it is their duty to support government and private-sector initiatives, especially when it comes to the health, safety and the wellbeing of the coastal community.
“We have seen the unsympathetic destruction this disease is causing all over the world, and presently, while it appears to be stagnant for just over a week, there is always the potential that this pandemic can further spread in Namibia.”
Be prepared
Coetzee said actions all over the world have shown that proper, timely planning can save lives. He expressed gratitude to the government at central, regional and local level for working together with the business community to put measures in place to save lives.
“As a responsible employer, CNUC Rössing Uranium supports the government's initiatives to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Namibia.”
Coetzee further said that the company had introduced various measures to reduce the potential exposure to the coronavirus among employees and contractors at the workplace since January.
He said that was done by implementing control measures as prescribed by the World Health Organisation, and later enhancing these measures by complying with the state of emergency and other government directives.
WINDHOEK
Rössing Uranium has lent an oxygen generator to the new coronavirus isolation facility at Walvis Bay.
The oxygen generator, which was delivered yesterday, was manufactured in Windhoek and purchased by China National Uranium Corporation Limited (CNUC), the owners of the Rössing Uranium mine, at a cost of around N$4.5 million.
According to Rössing Uranium MD Johan Coetzee it will be on loan to supply oxygen to about 75 to 80 of the 150 beds in the new isolation facility.
“When the isolation facility has served its purpose, the oxygen plant can be removed by Rössing to be donated to a state hospital of our choice in the Erongo Region.”
Coetzee said the new coronavirus isolation facility will serve the communities of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Arandis.
“It is still unknown if we will have large numbers of coronavirus patients that will require oxygen as part of their treatment, but it is best to have proper timely plans in place and the implementation carried out.”
Coetzee added that many of the company's employees, contractors and their families are part of the coastal community, and as a responsible mining operation it is their duty to support government and private-sector initiatives, especially when it comes to the health, safety and the wellbeing of the coastal community.
“We have seen the unsympathetic destruction this disease is causing all over the world, and presently, while it appears to be stagnant for just over a week, there is always the potential that this pandemic can further spread in Namibia.”
Be prepared
Coetzee said actions all over the world have shown that proper, timely planning can save lives. He expressed gratitude to the government at central, regional and local level for working together with the business community to put measures in place to save lives.
“As a responsible employer, CNUC Rössing Uranium supports the government's initiatives to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Namibia.”
Coetzee further said that the company had introduced various measures to reduce the potential exposure to the coronavirus among employees and contractors at the workplace since January.
He said that was done by implementing control measures as prescribed by the World Health Organisation, and later enhancing these measures by complying with the state of emergency and other government directives.
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