KATHMANDU: Nepal is to receive 20,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits from Germany as support to fight COVID-19.
Accordingly, 3,000 PCR-Test kits, made in Germany, arrived today in Nepal as cargo in the French repatriation flight.
This is part of ongoing bilateral cooperation between Germany and Nepal to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of Germany in Kathmandu.
The 3000 PCR-test kits were handed over to the Ministry of Health of Nepal. They are part of a total of 20,000 ordered from Germany and various equipment ordered from China and scheduled to arrive by road. This will also include equipment for treating infectious hospital waste.
German Ambassador to Nepal Roland Schäfer said in the current state of the Pandemic in Nepal, testing is crucial for slowing down the spread of the virus and reliable testing is also important for community peace.
As part of German Development Cooperation, the Nepali-German health project has received additional financing from the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation to support the Covid-19 response, adds the statement.
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