Nepal donates 100,000 units of protective masks to China

Kathmandu: The government pf Nepal has decided to donate 100,000 units of protective masks to the Government of the People’s Republic of China as a gesture of friendship and solidarity with China’s fight against Novel Coronavirus.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal handed over the consignment to the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Ms Hou Yanqi today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Due to coronavirus more than 600 people have already died in China, particularly at Hubei province, and more than 20,000 have been infected.

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