Overview

Tsinghua University donated 1,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Dominican Republic

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$10,039

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Dominican RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Dominican RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 31, 2020

End (actual): Mar 31, 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

Hefei Institute for Public Safety Research of Tsinghua University

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of the Dominican Republic

Loan desecription

Tsinghua University donated 1,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Dominican Republic

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 31, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in the Dominican Republic announced the arrival of 1,000 COVID-19 tests donated by the Hefei Institute for Public Safety Research of Tsinghua University. When the Chinese Embassy announced this donation, opposition member Marte Piantini tweeted and called for the embassy to clarify whether the tests came from Tsinghua University, or if they were a part of another donation made by the Alibaba and Jack Ma foundations. The ambassador clarified that 1,000 tests came from Tsinghua University, but Vinicio Castillo, the leader of the National Progressive Force in the Dominican Republic, claimed that this response was politicking, The embassy's Twitter continued to clarify that 1,000 tests came from Tsinghua University. Estimated value of this donation is $9,730 USD.