Dhaka, July 24 -- The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has donated a fresh batch of Covid-19 testing kits to Bangladesh as part of its continued support for the country's health sector.
The donation was made in response to a request from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh, aiming to ease pressure on local healthcare facilities involved in COVID-19 testing and treatment, said a Chinese embassy press release on Wednesday, reports BSS.
A brief handover ceremony was held in the capital on Tuesday where Chinese Embassy Counselor Li Shaopeng and Md. Halimur Rashid, Line Director of the Communicable Disease Control (CDC), were present. Speaking on the occasion, Counselor Li Shaopeng said the emergency support reflects the strong coo...