China donates coronavirus test kits to Japan

A testing kit produced by ZJ Bio-Tech for detecting the novel coronavirus. The first batch of such detection devices was approved by the National Medical Products Administration on Jan 26, 2020. [Photo provided to China Daily]

TOKYO, Feb 20 (China Daily/ANN): China has donated a batch of novel coronavirus test kits to Japan, according to the Chinese embassy in Japan.

China reached out to Japan upon learning the latter didn't have enough test kits, and sent the kits to Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases after coordinating with various parties, the embassy's spokesperson saidon Thursday.