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Chinese Government donates 1 million masks to South Korea in March 2020

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$722,214
Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KoreaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 23, 2020
Start (actual)
Mar 23, 2020
End (actual)
Mar 23, 2020

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of South Korea
  • Unspecified South Korean Institution

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Korean Red Cross

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 1 million masks to South Korea in March 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 23, 2020, the Chinese Government delivered a donation of 1 million surgical masks to South Korea, where the masks were sent to regional Red Cross offices in addition to other hospitals and South Korean agencies. The Red Cross in South Korea announced that the masks would be given to vulnerable members of the population, migrant workers, and medical workers. The estimated value of the donation is USD 700000. The donation represents a second wave of COVID-19 support following a donation to South Korea of 1 million medical masks, 100,000 N95 respirator masks, and 10,000 items of protective clothing in the same month (Record ID#101261).

Staff comments

AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.