Chinese state-owned enterprises and private companies donated medical supplies to Chile Ministry of Health for COVID-19 relief May 2020 (first batch) (Linked to projects #91049 and #91008)

On May 14th 2020, China Minmetals, Chinalco, Youtong, DiDi, Dahua, ChangYu, Joyvio, China Construction Bank, and Tsinghua University donated the first batch of medical supplies to the Chile Ministry of Health and Chile Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. This donation includes 300 non-N95 masks, 1,200 test kits, 25 Ventilators, 7,500 pairs of gloves, 9,980 digital thermometers, 900 pairs of goggles, 2 disinfection cabins, and 2 temperature kiosks, infrared thermal imaging cameras, and a quarantine epidemic unit. Other unspecified financiers also contributed to this donation through the Chilean Embassy in Beijing. The purpose of this donation is to assist Chile in fighting against the pandemic. The Chile Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimated the value of these goods to be around USD $6-8 million. The arrived at the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport. This donation is the first of three batches from the "Chinese entrepreneurs" to the Chilean Ministry of Health. The second and third batches are represented by Project ID# 91008 and 91049, respectively.

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