A Vietnamese tycoon has donated over 750,000 face masks and PPE to the Philippines on Wednesday (April 29) to support the fight against the coronavirus disease that has infected nearly 8,000 Filipinos. | FMangosingINQ
Locsin expressed gratitude to the generosity of Nguyen, saying his donation was essential to the Philippine government’s coronavirus response efforts.
As of Tuesday, the virus has infected 7,958 individuals in the Philippines, with 530 deaths and 975 recoveries. Vietnam has among the lowest rate of coronavirus infection in the world. As of April 20, it had only 268 confirmed cases with 207 recoveries. The Philippines has bought 1 million PPE sets worth P1.8 billion from China and is poised to buy 3 million more. The first batch of PPE sets has not been completely delivered to the Philippines, which is having difficulty transporting the supply from China.
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