City of Guangzhou provides 20,000 surgical masks and 30,000 KN95 masks to Quito, Ecuador in July 2020

On July 13, 2020, the city of Guangzhou provided a donation of 20,000 surgical masks and 30,000 KN95 masks to Quito, Ecuador. The masks would subsequently be delivered to Quito's Ministry of Health, which reported 900 blue surgical masks were also part of the donation. The Ministry of Health estimated that donated masks were worth USD 27,762 in total. Once delivered to Quito's Ministry of Health, the supplies were to be distributed to various locations and organizations. The recipient of the largest number of masks was Ministry of Health personnel generally. Masks also went to nurses and doctors of the Bicentennial Temporary Care Center and Ministry of Health staff specifically on the "health brigades" responsible for conducting COVID-19 tests in neighborhoods. Additionally, supplies were distributed to Project PREMAQ, Isidro Ayora Gynecological Obstetric Maternity Hospital, San Francisco General Hospital, Quito's Metropolitan Public Company for Passenger Transportation, Quito's Social Inclusion Ministry, the North Metropolitan Health Unit, the Central Metropolitan Health Unit, Manuela Sáenz Administration Zone, and radio stations in Quito. The handover ceremony was held in the cargo area of Mariscal Sucre Quito International Airport and was attended by Ambassador Chen Guoyou, Political Counselor of the Embassy Wang Xinming, and Quito Mayor Jorge Yunda Machado.

Additional details

1. According to China Daily, this is the third medical donation that China has made to Quito. 2. The Quito Ministry of Health reported that the 20,000 disposable masks had a per-unit cost of USD 0.18 and the 30,000 KN95 masks had a per-unit cost of USD 0.80, for a total donation cost of USD 3,600 + USD 24,000 = USD 27,600. 3. The Quito Ministry of Health reported an additional 900 blue surgical masks as donated by the Chinese Government on the same day, July 16, 2020. These masks also had a USD 0.18 per unit cost, for a total of USD 162. This has been included in the total donation value in the transaction amount field insofar as the Quito Ministry of Health records provide more granular/precise information about the donation when compared with other official donor sources. 4. Government sources from Quito report the donor for these supplies as the Chinese Government (rather than Guangzhou), even in official ministry documents that have the particular donor city or province listed for other donations. This issue warrants further investigation. 5. For a full list of the number of masks that went to each recipient after the Ministry of Health, see "DONACIONES PARA COMBATIR LA EMERGENCIA".

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