KABUL amid rising coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the war-hit country.
Promising 7.2 tons of anti-epidemic materials supply which will be delivered by a chartered flight, Ambassador Wang Yu said “the epidemic is still spreading in Afghanistan.”
He said there were new confirmed cases every day and the Chinese embassy in Kabul has been in close contact with the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan to keep up with the situation.
Wang Yu said, “Based on the new demand of Afghanistan for fighting the epidemic, the Chinese embassy in Kabul has arranged another charter flight to deliver the second batch of anti-epidemic materials assistance to Afghanistan.”
He added, “The materials we are going to hand over are from China International Development Cooperation Agency and other Chinese organizations.”
The ambassador further said the batch included more materials than the first batch, including test kits, medical protective masks, surgical masks, protective clothing, protective goggles and infrared temperature guns.
The total materials are in 727 boxes, weighing 7.2 tons.”
The Ministry of Public Health earlier today said the total positive cases of coronavirus reached 1,939 across the country.
The ministry said 58 Afghan citizens, including four doctors, had lost their lives to the pandemic while 228 Afghans had recovered from it so far.
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