China donates medical supplies to Philippines to combat Covid-19


A soldier checking the body temperature of a health worker before entering a free shuttle service following the suspension of mass transportation to contain the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Saturday (March 21) - Reuters

MANILA:The 100,000 Covid-19 (coronavirus) test kits and other medical supplies, which China donated to the Philippines to help the country fight against the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Manila on Saturday (March 21).

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian handed over the 100,000 test kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment, 100,000 surgical masks and 10,000 N95 masks to Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

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