Special plane carrying medical aid arrives from China
ISLAMABAD: A special plane from China carrying 20 tonnes of medical equipment to help in the fight against coronavirus, landed at Islamabad International Airport on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Authority said the medical equipment had been procured through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund.
The equipment includes 99 ventilators, 260,000 N-95 masks, 300 protective suits, 600 safety goggles, over 7,000 KN-95 masks, and 6,000 surgical masks, the spokesperson said.
Chairman #NDMA Lt Gen Afzal receivs donations of medical equipment for #COVID19 relief from Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). 40 ventilators, 50000 N-95, 60000 Surgical Masks & 4000 Testing Kits included.@pid_gov @appcsocialmedia @PTVNewsOfficial @RadioPakistan pic.twitter.com/AIuqJbxGKM
— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) May 16, 2020
Separately, the NDMA also received a donation from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), in which 40 ventilators were included. The equipment included 50,000 N-95 masks, 60,000 surgical masks, and 4,000 testing kits.
China has sent several consignments to Pakistan in a bid to help the country tackle the pandemic. Last month, it had sent a cargo of medical emergency relief items.
The medical supplies included PCR testing kits, surgical masks, protective overall suits, N95 masks, and ventilators.
Earlier, the Senate had unanimously passed a resolution thanking the Chinese government for their continuous support during the plague.
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