Chinese Government donates anti-epidemic supplies to South Sudan in June 2020

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On June 11, 2020, the Chinese government donated anti-epidemic supplies to South Sudan. The supplies arrived at the Juba International Airport in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The anti-epidemic supplies will be used to improve COVID-19 prevention efforts in South Sudan. These supplies included 5,000 protective suits, 15,000 facemasks, 100,000 surgical masks, 5,000 protective goggles, 5,000 gloves, 20,016 nucleic acid detection reagents, and 834 packets of diagnostic kits. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. A handover ceremony was held for this donation at the Juba International Airport. Hua Ning, the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan, Hon. Mayen Dut Wol, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Moua Moti Mouna, the Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and John Andruga Duku, the South Sudanese Ambassador to China, received the medical supplies at the airport. Chinese Ambassador Hua Ning and South Sudanese Undersecretary Mayen Dut Wol signed the handover certificate for their respective governments. Dominic Panther Mading, the Director General of the China Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Senior Colonel Feng Bo, the Defence Attaché, and Cai Senming, the Economic Counselor of the Embassy, also attended the ceremony.