A staff member unloads the fast test kits for COVID-19 donated by China at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 17, 2020. China has donated 2,016 fast test kits for COVID-19 to Cambodia in a bid to help the country fight the virus, Cambodia's Ministry of Health Spokeswoman Or Vandine said here on Wednesday. The items arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport Tuesday night, she said. (China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited/Handout via Xinhua)
PHNOM PENH, March 18 (Xinhua) -- China has donated 2,016 fast test kits for COVID-19 to Cambodia in a bid to help the country fight the virus, Cambodia's Ministry of Health Spokeswoman Or Vandine said here on Wednesday.
The items arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport Tuesday night, she said.
"Last night, we received 2,016 test kits," she told reporters. "They are very important for us at this time to use for the fight against the COVID-19."
She said a friend in need is a friend indeed, and expressed her sincere thanks to China for the assistance.
The spokeswoman said other China-donated items such as protective suits, medical face masks and medical equipment will arrive in Cambodia later.
According to Vandine, Cambodia has so far recorded a total of 35 confirmed cases of the COVID-19.
She said the patients are in different nationalities, including a Chinese man, three British nationals, five Malaysians, two French nationals, a Canadian man, a Belgian man and 22 Cambodian people.
The Chinese patient had recovered and returned to China, as the rest have been placed in isolation rooms at designated hospitals for treatment, she added.
