March 28, 2020
Chinese government donated medical protective equipment to Myanmar on 26 March to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Chen Hai, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Myanmar, handed over the medical supplies to Prof Dr Zaw Than Tun, Director General of Medical Research under the Ministry of Health and Sports.
This is the second batch of donation from China, and included 5,000 personal protective equipment (PPE), 5,000 N95 masks, and 200,000 disposable face masks.
The first batch of China’s donation included laboratory equipment, and face masks.
Chinese government is also arranging to transport more medical supplies including thermometers to Myanmar. — MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
