Shell Petroleum Development Company has donated coronavirus testing machines to Rivers State.The medical equipment were presented to Governor Nyesom Wike
The medical equipment were presented to Governor Nyesom Wike on Wednesday at the Government House, Port Harcourt, by the representatives of Shell.
Mr Roddy thanked the Rivers governor for granting Shell accelerated approvals for the movement of personnel on essential duties and equipment to support oil-production. “The two PCR Machines are approved by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to deliver COVID-19 molecular screening tests,” he said. “It is a pacesetting technology enhancing testing capacity and fast cycling times. The first two in Rivers State.”, Adebola Aderibigbe, who represented the group managing director of the corporation, was part of the Shell delegation to the Rivers Government House.
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