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China continues to support Fiji in their fight against COVID-19

China continues to support Fiji in their fight against COVID-19

By Navitalai Naivalurua
01/06/2020
𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘫𝘪 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘖𝘝𝘐𝘋-19

Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says it is important to understand that we have a role to play to ensure that there is not a second or third wave of the COVID-19.

Dr. Waqainabete made this comment while receiving personal protective equipment from the China Friendship Association.

The items include include 1,000 surgical masks, 20,000 medical masks, 500 medical disposable protective clothing, 5,000 disposable masks and more than 1,000 diagnostic testing kits.

While donating the equipment, Chinese Ambassador to Fiji, Qian Bo says this equipment will enable Fiji to fight the COVID-19 and eliminate it from the country.

Dr. Waqainabete says the equipment will be distributed to health workers in the front line.

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