Received 20,000 masks from a Chinese medical device manufacturer Donated to Chiba City March 30 12:00

As masks continue to be scarce due to the spread of the new coronavirus, 20,000 masks arrived from a Chinese medical device manufacturer and were donated to Chiba City on March 30.

According to the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association in Chiba, a medical device manufacturer in Henan, China, learned about the situation in Japan where masks were scarce through a university that had exchanges with the association, and found 20,000 sheets. Is to send the mask of.

On the 30th, President Iseda of the association visited Chiba City Office and handed a part of the mask and a list to Mayor Toshito Kumagai.

Another organization in Chiba City received another 30,000 masks from a medical device manufacturer in Jiangxi Province, China, as a "thank you donation when China was in trouble." Wants to distribute to hospitals and social welfare facilities in the city.

Mayor Kumagai said, "I am very grateful that we received a large number of donations. We want to use them carefully."

Mr. Iseda, Chairman of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, said, "There are no borders in infectious disease control, so I hope we can overcome them together."