Nigeria received on Thursday the second batch of medical supplies from China to help the West African country combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
The donation was handed over at the Cargo Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the capital of Abuja.
The items donated by China will go a long way to assist Niger in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, said Li Yuan, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, while handing over the supplies to local officials.
The medical supplies include 1,500 N95 masks, 10,000 surgical masks, 1,750 disposable gown, 350 infrared thermometer, 1,750 pairs of medical goggles, 9,750 pairs of gloves and 9,750 pairs of shoe covers.
The first batch of medical supplies from China arrived in Lagos, the Nigerian commercial hub, three days earlier.
Nigeria has received donations from the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and the Jack Ma Foundation. Many Chinese enterprises in Nigeria have made donations to local communities, either in the form of medical equipment or food, or in funding to help the country combat the pandemic. Enditem
