Venezuela has received from China over 30 tons of humanitarian aid to combat COVID 19

MOSCOW, 12 APR – RIA Novosti. Venezuela on Saturday received from China more than 30 tons of humanitarian aid to combat COVID-19, Vice-President, Delcy Rodriguez.

She noted that the number sent by China medical materials means sanitary protection COVID-19 – mask, gloves, protective suits needed by the doctors, forced to be in close contact with the infected. It was also delivered 15 thousand sets of test-systems for PCR diagnostics of coronavirus, said Rodriguez.

This is the second consignment with humanitarian aid that Venezuela has received from China. At the end of March was sent 55 tons of technical equipment.

According to recent reports, Venezuela recorded 175 cases of infection with coronavirus and nine deaths.

the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, the world has already recorded more than 1.6 million cases, more than 99 thousand people died.

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