Japan donates Coronavirus detection materials

Islamabad: The Japanese National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) has donated Coronavirus detection materials (primers and probes) to Pakistan. This was a joint effort made by all the people involved both in Japan and Pakistan.

As a result of this joint effort, the first Coronavirus detection materials arrived in Islamabad from Japan on February 3, and were received by officials of the National Institute of Health (NIH).

The Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori, in his message, has appreciated the dedicated efforts which eventually helped to deliver the materials in a short span of time. The Ambassador hoped that the materials donated by Japan would enhance the laboratory capacity to diagnose Coronavirus cases swiftly and help Pakistan in its fight against the virus.