China sends another donation to Cuba to tackle COVID 19

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 14 (ACN) A new donation from China to support the fight against COVID-19 is on its way to Cuba, Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban minister of foreign trade and foreign investment, announced today.

The minister said on Twitter that 24 tons of medical supplies will be immediately distributed by the Ministry of Public Health to hospitals and other health centers.

Malmierca also thanked the Asian nation for its solidarity with the Caribbean nation.

At the end of August, a donation from China arrived in Cuba with 22 tons of medical supplies, including masks, suits, gloves and protective goggles, antigen tests and other items necessary for the daily work of medical personnel involved in patient care.

Previously, that Asian country sent 30 pulmonary ventilators and 150 oxygen concentrators, while the Cuban community living in Chinese territory donated 102,400 syringes for vaccination against COVID-19.