China sends TT test kits, medical supplies

Port of Spain, Trinidad, March 18, 2020 (Trinidad and Tobago Newsday): The government of China is expected to send 4,000 COVID-19 diagnostic test kits, among other medical supplies, to Trinidad and Tobago.

The Prime Minister announced this on Wednesday as he spoke to the media after a special Cabinet meeting.

Dr Rowley read parts of a letter he received which thanked this country for its assistance during the early days of China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. TT had sent over 13,000 masks.

Rowley read that China was ready to reciprocate by sending 15 sets of body-temperature measurement systems for airports, seaports and other appropriate venues.

He said China had also committed to send protective gear, including masks, as well as to facilitate information-sharing, medical expertise and video conferences with medical experts in China.

“We have our friends outside, and everybody out there should be able to count on everybody else,” Rowley said.