South Korea donates COVID-19 medical equipment to Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, May 12, 2020 (FBC) –South Korea has donated medical supplies to Ethiopia to help the country in its battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The medical equipment include over 28,000 testing kits, 150,400 face masks and disinfectant solution. It also provided 1.8 million birr aid in cash.

Ambassador of South Korea to Ethiopia, Lim Hoon Min, handed over the medical supplies to Ethiopia’s Minister of Health, Dr Lia Tadesse, according to ENA.

The ambassador on the occasion said his country will cooperate with Ethiopia in the fight against the pandemic. South Korea will also share its experience in COVID-19 battle to Ethiopia.

Dr Lia said the donation will further strengthen Ethiopia’s on-going COVID-19 containment efforts.

Ethiopia has so far reported 261 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 106 recoveries and five deaths.