Chinese Ambassador for Indonesia Xiao Qian (left) handing the medical devices help from China to Harmensyah, BNPB secretary, in Jakarta on Friday. (Image thanks to the National Catastrophe Mitigation Company)
BY: NUR YASMIN
JUNE 06, 2020
Jakarta. Indonesia gets numerous countless health equipment from China, including PCR screening sets, individual protective equipment, and masks on Friday.
Chinese Ambassador for Indonesia Xiao Qian delivered the help packages to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), filled with about 100,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening kits, 70,000 PPEs, 70,000 N95 masks, and 1.3 million surgical masks.
Through this health crisis which threatens humankind, the relationship in between two nations and individuals will grow. I m sure under the President Joko Widodo s presidency, Indonesia will make it through this pandemic, Qian said in Jakarta on Friday.
Qian said that Chinese President Xi Jinping has actually promised the nation s support to help Indonesia reduces Covid-19 through a phone call with President Joko Jokowi Widodo.
The packages were sent out gradually given that May.
We are very pleased and glad to the Chinese Federal government for offering a deeper significance to our friendship. We will commemorate both countries 70 th anniversary of diplomatic relationship this year, Harmensyah, BNPB secretary said.
China has actually been providing its hand to Indonesia because the pandemic hits in March. Previously, Indonesia has gotten 50 systems of portable ventilators, 150,008 PCR test sets, 80,000 medical masks, 1.4 million surgical masks, and 80,000 individual protective devices.
In overall, China has actually contributed a whopping Rp 7.8 billion ($557,142) of health assistants.
The BNPB will distribute the equipment in hospitals and health centers across the country.
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