Foreign
help is coming in the country as we are bracing for an uphill battle against
the novel coronavirus 2019 disease or COVID-19.
China,
particularly the municipal government of Guangzhou in China is donating
thousands of essential medical supplies to Manila, its sister city and where
the country’s referral center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is located.
Foreign
Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said a
total of 200,000 N95 masks, 100,000 surgical masks, and 2,000 thermal
scanners/infrared thermometers will be included in the donation.
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| N95 mask (photo credit to owner) |
Locsin
in his Twitter account, has asked Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Domagoso to
distribute the supplies "fast before it ends up in government
warehouse".
Concerns
regarding the delay of release in the Bureau of Customs (BOC)
In
a press conference, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said the BOC
and the Department of Finance (DOF) had already agreed to expedite the release
of donations containing personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies.
"Base
po sa usapan natin sa BOC at DOF, kapag ang dumating ay PPE, masks, goggles,
hazmat suits, lahat po ito papasaukin ng mabilis (Based on our talks with the
BOC and DOF, the donated PPE including masks, goggles, hazmat suits will be
released immediately)," he said.
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