Pakistan sends corona safety, treatment items to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), on behalf of government of Pakistan, has dispatched COVID-19 safety and treatment items to Afghanistan.

Addressing the ceremony held in this regard in Islamabad, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Faisal Sultan said these items are being sent to Afghanistan for safety and treatment of the Afghan people. He said global challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic could only be contained with international solidarity and cooperation.

The sent items included 500 oxygen gas cylinders, oxygen concentrators, Intensive Care Unit ventilators, bipap digital x-ray machines, Personal Protection Equipment kits, nasal cannulas and thermal guns.