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Roperfree Donated Mosquito Repellents To Support Fight Against COVID-19

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By Roperfree Roperfree donated 175 packs of mosquito repellents to support COVID-19 fight in Uganda. Decision was made after the presidential call to all who can support to fight the common enemy "COVID-19" which is causing a lot of catastrophe, mostly in the Western World and Asia. The mosquito repellents will be sent to the teams working at the boarder posts who are largely exposed to mosquito bites said Dr. Diana Atwine who received the donation from the country manager of Roperfree; Mona Kawoya Kasumba alongside Dr. Jimmy Opigo the Assistant Commissioner of Uganda National Malaria Control Program at their headquarters in Kampala on April 29, 2020. According to the recent presidential speech, Uganda has not received any new home cases except from the cross boarder truck drivers and the infections are no longer spreading and possible scenario could be that people who aren’t getting sick, get sick but the body builds its own immune system to fight off...

Mosquito/Insect Repellent to be used by British Military to Fight COVID-19

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By Roperfree According to Sky News on Friday April 24, 2020 the British military battling COVID-19 to be issued with mosquito/insect repellents which have almost similar ingredients as Roperfree mosquito repellent such as; eucalyptus citriodora to offer some protection against COVID-19 and the product being offered is lemon eucalyptus oil extract called citriodiol. Roperfree got this information from proprietors of Connect Uganda radio UK based Internet Radio who were watching Sky television news live and gave us a heads up to find ways whether similar project could be transferred to Uganda to fight COVID-19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOCGRKzdT0c                                     eucalyptus citriodora plant According to the sky news, the Military sources told sky news that there was evidence to s...

Uganda’s Discipline & Adherence to COVID-19 Preventative Measures Are Saving Lives Against the Pandemic

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By Roperfree Discipline & adhering COVID-19 preventative measures is saving Uganda from the pandemic. Uganda is among few countries which still have low cases of COVID-19 and by the time writing this blog the number is 53 minus 4 which recovered to make it 49 and no deaths recorded  according to:     https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/   Despite Presidential directives in place to prevent COVID-19 but Ugandans themselves have done a great job for taking them very seriously and practice hygienic methods. It is so amazing that a developing country like Uganda with income per capital $1200 per year with many people work in informal sector earning hand to mouth, despite the lockdown without any income except the food distribution to the most vulnerable but Ugandans have united together to fight the killer virus. K abaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi of Buganda too has addressed his subjects on CBS radio about COVID-19 today on April 1 1 ...