Chinese Embassy in Malaysia donates 5,000 masks and 10,000 medical grade face shields to Sungai Buloh Hospital

On March 19, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia held a ceremony for the donation of 5,000 medical masks and 10,000 medical high-grade face shields to Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor, Malaysia to aid against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, Chen Chaoming, received the donations on behalf of the Malaysian side. This donation comes after Malaysia provided support and supplies to China. The 5,000 masks and 10,000 medical high-grade face shields are the first batch of medical supplies donated by the embassy. 3,500 test kits are expected at a later donation, as are more masks, protective clothing, ventilators, etc. The monetary value of the donation is unknown.

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1. The Chinese name for Sungai Buloh Hospital is 双溪毛糯医院. 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.

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