The Nigerian Government has received the country’s share of Coronavirus test kits and protective gears donated to Africa by Chinese business tycoon and CEO Alibaba, Jack Ma.
The materials arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday morning.
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They include 100,000 masks, 20,000 test kits, PPEs, among others.
According to the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, Abdulaziz Abdullahi, who received the items at the airport, the 20,000 Coronavirus test kits will be distributed to the five laboratories in the country.
Lagos State has two laboratories while the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Osun State and Edo State each has one laboratory.
The Chinese billionaire had earlier announced the donation of 1.1 million testing kits and 6 million masks to fight Coronavirus in Africa.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
