The
European countries have been feeling the full brunt of the novel coronavirus
2019 disease or COVID-19, Italy was the second epicenter after Wuhan, China,
but still the rest of the neighboring countries have felt its devastating
effects.
France
despite having its own problems with this pandemic still found a way to help
the Philippines.
It
was reported that the French government would provide financial aid to the Research
Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
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RITM
in Muntinlupa City has been designated as the country’s main novel coronavirus
2019 disease medical center against the outbreak.It has the most number of
COVID-19 samples in the country.
France’s €2-million ECOMORE II project has
designated RITM as one of the laboratories in Southeast Asia to benefit from
this grant.
The French Embassy in Manila said
Thursday the assistance will be used to reinforce equipment, purchase
diagnostic test kits, acquire personal protective equipment and augment human
resources.
The aid will also be used for the training
and transfer of skills, deployment of mass testing and support for data
processing in partnership with France’s Institute for Research and Development
to strengthen the surveillance of the epidemic.
In Southeast Asia, the Philippines
ranked third in the list of Southeast Asian nations with most virus cases at
8,488, behind Singapore with 16,169 infections and Indonesia with 10,118.
“Due to significant disparities in
health systems both in the national and regional levels, Southeast Asia faces
higher risks in the COVID-19 pandemic… Faced this challenge, it is essential to
strengthen the health infrastructures of the countries in this region,” the
French Embassy said.
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