The government of China has donated essential personal protective materials to support the Maldives in its efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
The donation includes essential personal protective equipment (PPE) including, 5,000 medical protective face masks, 50,000 surgical masks, 5,000 disposable coveralls and 5,000 medical goggles. The materials were donated as an added boost to increase the capacity of the frontline team fighting to combat the community spread of COVID-19 in the Maldives.
In a press statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government of the Maldives expressed its gratitude to the government and the people of China for the continued support and goodwill extended to the Maldives at this challenging time. The government noted China has remained steadfast in its support to the Maldives in the relief efforts, since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Maldives.
Earlier, the Maldives received a large number of relief materials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Chinese companies and well-wishers, which include Alibaba Foundation/ Jack Ma Foundation, China Merchants Port Group Co.Ltd, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), Dongfang Electric International Corporation, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd, China Communications 2nd Navigational Bureau 2nd Engineering Company Limited and Huawei Technologies Company Limited.
The government also expressed sincere gratitude to the Chinese companies in the Maldives, for the significant support extended towards the efforts of responding to COVID-19.