COVID-19: China supports Lagos with N170m medical equipment, cash
COVID-19: China supports Lagos with N170m medical equipment, cash
The Chinese government in collaboration with Association of Chinese Women in Nigeria and the Overseas Chinese Community in Lagos on Friday presented N170million worth of medical equipment and cash to the Lagos state government to support the war against coronavirus.
The state commissioner for transportation, Frederick Oladeinde, received the items and cheque of N35, 380, 000.00 from the donors at the warehouse of a Chinese company, AfricaMed in Lekki.
The items donated include thermometer, hand sanitizers, masks, coverall clothing, gloves, ventilators and a cheque of N35, 380, 000. 00.
In a letter presented to the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu by the Consulate General of Peoples Republic of China and the Overseas Chinese Association in Nigeria, they said, “with the Coronavirus spreading around the world, nations such as Nigeria are battling with this new pandemic and its attendant health, social and economic catastrophic effects, it has become mandatory that we work collectively to overcome this upheaval.
Making the presentation to the government representative, Chairlady of Chinese Women in Nigeria, Zhou Jun said, “we are family, we should work together to defeat coronavirus”.
Also representative of Overseas Chinese Community in Lagos, Eng Koon Loi said, “Nigeria is our second home, we have to work together to defeat COVID-19.
Thanking the Chinese for the donation, commissioner for transportation, Frederick Oladeinde who represented the governor, said “COVID-19 is real, it is something we are all fighting together, it is a pandemic and it is global.
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