China News Service, Beijing, February 18th. On February 18th, a Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport plane arrived in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. The plane was loaded with anti-epidemic materials assisted by China, including 320,000 test reagents, 20 test kits. Oxygen machines, 20 oximeters, 180,000 pairs of gloves, 20,000 goggles, 10,000 protective suits, 100 folding beds and 70 tents, with a total weight of more than 20 tons.
The Y-20 transport plane loaded with Chinese-aided anti-epidemic materials arrived in the capital of the Solomon Islands.
Recently, the epidemic situation in Solomon Islands has suddenly intensified, and the number of confirmed cases has surged.
The health department of the institute said that due to insufficient testing capacity, the official data may be only a small part of the actual number of confirmed cases.
This is another serious challenge faced by the government and people of Solomon Islands after the riots broke out in the Solomon Islands capital in November 2021.
At this critical moment, at the request of the Solomon Islands side, the Chinese side once again rushed to emergency assistance, overcame various difficulties such as the interruption of the route between China and Solomon Islands, raised relevant materials as quickly as possible, and used military transport aircraft to transport them, which fully reflects the Chinese side's commitment to the Solomon Islands government and people. Firm support has once again demonstrated China's speed and responsibility as a major country.
Li Ming, Chinese Ambassador to the Institute, and Togamana, Minister of Health of the Institute.
Among the materials delivered are testing reagents and oxygen generators assisted by the Chinese central government, personal protective equipment allocated by the Guangdong provincial government from the China-Pacific Island Countries Emergency Materials Reserve, and testing reagents donated by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security to the police.
The coordinated action of the Chinese central government, local governments, military and police has become the most vivid example of the deepening and solidarity of all-round exchanges and cooperation between China and Solomon Islands. It is once again proved by facts that the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Solomon Islands is in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of the two peoples, standing in the historical context. correct side.
The Y-20 transport plane loaded with Chinese-aided anti-epidemic materials arrived in the capital of the Solomon Islands.
Recently, China has provided strong support and assistance to Solomon Islands in dealing with social unrest and the new crown epidemic.
On December 29 last year, the first batch of 3 tons of police supplies arrived at the aid center.
On January 26, the Chinese government chartered a plane carrying a police advisory team, an expert team from a construction aid project, 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, 20,000 doses of testing reagents, 60,000 medical masks and 15 tons of police supplies.
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