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Project narrative
On May 14, 2021, China's Yunnan province recently donated a batch of anti-epidemic supplies worth approximately 650,000 yuan (around $100,841) to Laos to help the country fight against COVID-19. The supplies that include 600,000 face masks and 3,000 protective suits have been provided by Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture for five provinces in northern Laos including Bokeo and Oudomsay. This donation is likely part of a larger donation from the Yunnan Province overall - the province in which the Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture is located - captured via Record ID#96503.
Staff comments
1. It is likely that the 600,000 masks donated by the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (a prefecture within the Yunnan province), captured via Record ID#96540, were a subset of the 1 million masks described in this project. It is also possible that Record ID#96540 and Record ID#96503 are duplicates, or that the donations are completely separate (i.e. a total of 1.6 million masks were donated). While the timing of the two donations and similarities in donors/recipients indicates a potential duplicate, given the vastly differing numbers and slightly different donors, both projects have remained active. This is particularly the case insofar as it is possible the donations are "nested" - that is, the 600,000 masks are a subset of the 1 million. This type of collaboration between subnational groups to provide one donation is common among donations of COVID-19 supplies. If this is the case, the two projects should also remain separated to capture the different financing organizations (the Yunnan Province and the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture).