Chinese bank donates medical supplies to Turkey to fight COVID-19

The Turkish branch of Bank of China has delivered medical supplies to Turkey to support the country's fight against the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese consulate general in Istanbul announced on Thursday.

A total of 44 packages filled with 20,000 surgical filter masks, 1,000 protective suits, 1,000 pairs of gloves for medical use, and 200 glasses were presented to Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate the previous day, the consulate said.

The supplies are worth 30,000 U.S. dollars, it added, noting that the bank has been making similar donations to 61 countries that have been hit by the outbreak.

The total number of deaths from the virus in Turkey climbed to 75, and the number of confirmed cases to 3,629 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday announced that a total of 61,554 people have been under medical surveillance either at home or in hospitals in the country over suspicion of being infected with COVID-19.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)