Factory built by Chinese supplies 250,000 COVID-19 test kits to Ethiopian institute


ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Minister of Health Lia Tadesse on Tuesday said a recently inaugurated Chinese built factory has supplied the first 250,000 COVID-19 test kits to the east African country's health authorities.

Tadesse said during a meeting held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa evaluating Ethiopia's eight months' performance in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 disease.

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