Medical equipment from China arrives to BiH

A batch of medical protection equipment donated by the Chinese city of Shanghai to the city of Sarajevo has arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), state-own media Fena reported on Sunday.

According to Fena, the equipment that arrived on Saturday evening included six respirators and 420,000 pieces of various medical and protective equipment for BiH medical workers. Some of the equipment was purchased from China by a local company to donate to medical facilities in BiH, but no details as to the specific amount was given.

Johann Sattler, European Union (EU) ambassador and special representative in BiH; and Sefik Dzaferovic, chairman of the BiH Presidency, welcomed on Saturday evening the plane from Shanghai which brought over medical equipment.

The EU financed the transportation of the equipment from China to ensure its delivery in the shortest possible time and help respond to the urgent needs of health institutions across the country.

"I am very happy that the European Union was able to contribute to the fight against the common enemy -- the coronavirus -- and financed the costs of the flight transporting equipment for entire BiH," Sattler noted.

So far, BiH has recorded a total of 1,260 confirmed cases, with 49 deaths and 347 recoveries.