20 January, 2026, 4:22 pm Central - 29°C Rain

Fiji receives $270,000 worth of medical supplies from China

Fiji receives $270,000 worth of medical supplies from China

By Shanil Singh
04/05/2020
Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Xian Bo and Minister for Health Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete

Fiji has received further assistance in their battle to combat COVID-19 with the Chinese Government donating around $270,000 worth of medical supplies.

The items include 1000 pieces of medical disposable protective clothing, medical protective goggles, N95 protective face masks, 500 pieces of disposable sterilized rubber surgical gloves, medical isolation shoe covers and 100 pieces of infrared thermometers.

The Chinese Ambassador to Fiji, Xian Bo says that the other batch of medical supplies donated by the Chinese Government will arrive in Fiji very soon.

Bo says this will include 1000 sets of PCR diagnosis test kits which will arrive next week.

He says that the virus is a common enemy and Fiji and China have a stake in each other's well being to work together.

Minister for Health Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete has thanked the Chinese Government for the donation.

Dr. Waqainabete says the supplies will assist the medical staff who are work hard to contain the spread of the virus in the country.

FEATURE NEWS
Two juveniles aged 16 years charged with rape last month
Two juveniles were charged with rape last month with a 16-year-old boy charged with the rape of a 12-year-old boy from his village, while another 16-y...
22 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
UniFiji medical students gain rare access to live heart surgeries at PSH
Senior medical students from the University of Fiji are gaining rare hands-on exposure to complex heart surgeries at PSH Hospital under the guidance ...
5 minutes ago

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Heavy Rain from Sigatoka to Navua and Southern Bua to Cakaudrove
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Heavy Rainfall is now in force for the interior and southern parts of Viti Levu from Sigatoka through the Coral ...
17 minutes ago

University of Fiji’s international accreditation extended to 2028
The University of Fiji has successfully completed its mid-cycle review under the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education Global ...
2 hours ago

Guilty plea vacated in Samabula sacrilege case
The man who is accused of sacrilege in Samabula last July has had his guilty plea vacated in the Suva Magistrates Court.28-year-old Samuela Tawase ...
3 hours ago

People who supply drugs have no place in Lau - Tui Lau
People who supply drugs have no place in Lau.This has been strongly affirmed by the Paramount Chief of Lau, Na Gone Turaga Bale na Tui Nayau, Sau ni ...
4 hours ago



Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Referendum Bill risks undermining democracy - Dialogue Fiji
The National Referendum Bill risks undermining democracy by criminalising political expression, enabling state overreach and excluding young people ...
24 minutes ago

Shocking move : FNU reassigned under PM
The Fiji National University is being reassigned under the Prime Minister's Office Ministerial Portfolio via the Ministry of Strategic Planning, ...
4 hours ago

Shocking move : FNU reassigned under PM
The Fiji National University is being reassigned under the Prime Minister's Office Ministerial Portfolio via the Ministry of Strategic Planning, ...
5 hours ago

TOP