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30,000 COVID-19 kits arrive from China

DHAKA, March 27, 2020 (BSS) – A medical supplies of 30,000 much needed testing kits of COVID-19 arrived here from China this afternoon one day after Bangladesh received 10,000 such kits from the Chinese government as donation.

The Chinese Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations have officially donated the 30,000 coronavirus testing reagents to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh today, a Chinese embassy official confirmed it.

The embassy official said the kits have already handed over to the Bangladesh health and family welfare ministry.

Besides, The Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations will send 30,0000 masks to Bangladesh within couple of days, he added.

Earlier on Thursday, Chinese government handed over medical supplies including 10,000 test kits to help Bangladesh combating the deadly coronavirus.

A special aircraft of Chinese government brought the supplies that also included 10,000 PPE (personal protection equipment) for frontline doctors and 1,000 infrared thermometers.

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