China Machinery Engineering provides grant of surgical masks to Argentina's Ministry of Health in July 2020

On July 25, 2020, two 46-kilogram batches of surgical masks – donated by China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) – were shipped from China to Argentina's Ministry of Health. The masks were procured from Qingdao Weikangli Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. Both the precise number of units donated and the donation's monetary value are unknown. The materials were transported via Aerolíneas Argentinas flight 1065 as part of the "Air Bridge" ("Puente Aéreo") initiative.

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1. The "Air Bridge" ("Puente Aéreo") initiative included 42 flights by Aerolíneas Argentinas in 2020 between the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires and the cities of Shanghai (35 flights) and Guangzhou (7 flights) to transport COVID-19 supplies from China to Argentina. The materials were supplied by various Chinese companies, the majority of which were purchased by the Government of Argentina. However, some flights contained donations from Argentine, as well as Chinese, organizations. A full list of associated flights can be found here: http://datos.salud.gob.ar/dataset/vuelos-de-aerolineas-argentinas-covid-19. 2. CMEC is listed as having two separate donations of surgical masks, weighing 46 kilograms each. Each donation has the same supplier, and both were shipped on the same flight. It is unknown why the donations were listed separately in the Ministry of Health data, but given they appear to be from the same financier, to the same recipient, at the same time, and for the same purpose, AidData has considered the donation of both to be one project.

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