China donates medical devices to Burkina Faso to aid COVID-19 fight
OUAGADOUGOU -- China on Oct 2 donated medical devices to the Burkina Faso government to reinforce its fight against COVID-19.
Valued at about 600 million CFA francs (1 million U.S. dollars), the donation was handed over by the Chinese Ambassador Li Jian to Burkina Faso's Health Minister Claudine Lougue-Sorgho on Friday in the capital Ouagadougou.
"We believe these devices will play important role to better equip health facilities in Burkina Faso for the fight against COVID-19 and will help reverse the trend of a potential epidemic rebound", Li said.
"Burkina Faso can lean on the unwavering support of China in its ongoing fight against COVID-19 since March this year,", said Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabire.
As of September 30, Burkina Faso registered 2,032 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths.
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