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PAF plane carrying Covid-19 lab equipment from China back in PH
A Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane arrived at the Clark Air Base early Wednesday morning carrying laboratory equipment for COVID-19 from China.
The BGI equipment, valued at $2.5 million, was received by a Department of Health representative and comprises 66 boxes weighing 10,000 pounds.
The aircraft departed China around 12:10 a.m. and landed in Clark Air Base around 2:45 a.m.
The BGI COVID-19 equipment can conduct up to 45,000 tests once set up, which is expected within seven to ten days.
The Philippine government secured the equipment through grant assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
Personnel from Air Logistics Command and the 710th Special Operations Wing provided security, safety, and disinfecting measures upon the aircraft's arrival.
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