Uganda: Health Workers Ordered to Wear 2 Masks

The Ministry of Health has asked health workers to wear two masks while at work as a preventive measure against Covid-19.

In a January 7 letter to all hospital administrators, district health officers and medical superintendents, Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director-general for health services, said health workers are more exposed given that the second wave of the virus spreads faster than the previous wave.

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