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First personal protective equipment factory opened

Monitoring Desk

KABUL: The first Personal Protective Equipment factory was opened in Kabul and is expected to provide face masks and other necessary protective equipment to health workers serving in the frontlines against coronavirus—COVID-19.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Afghan Minister of Public Health Ferozuddin Feroz once again warned the people against ignoring preemptive measures and hygiene, however, he said that Afghanistan has taken all necessary steps to fight the pandemic effectively in the country.

“We will use all our available sources to protect our health workers to reduce the fatalities and other miseries by 10 percent. Based on assessments, we need one million sets of personal protective equipment,” said Ferozuddin Feroz, the Minister of Health. (TOLOnews)

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