Namibian on Tuesday announced move to speed up the importation of oxygen to oxygen to avoid a potential disaster as a result of severe oxygen shortages at key public and private hospitals, which are under strain due to an increased demand for Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
Executive director, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe said they engaged both Botswana and South Africa to urgently clear Namibian trucks ferrying oxygen at their borders.
“We expect the situation to improve in the coming weeks when the importation process becomes smooth and we certainly hope this will also reduce the numbers,” he said.
Nangombe urge Namibians to prioritize vaccination as a means of reducing the impact of the pandemic on the population.
“We are happy that we continue to see swelling numbers of people seeking vaccination at most vaccination centres.
“What we have seen so far is that countries that have vaccinated more people seem to be experiencing a decline in numbers of deaths and cases,” he said.