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Singapore donates 40,000 more coronavirus test kits to PH
Singapore, through its Temasek Foundation, has donated an additional 40,000 COVID-19 test kits and two ventilators to the Philippines.
These supplies supplement an earlier donation of 3,000 test kits and one PCR machine from the Singapore government.
The test kits will aid in early diagnosis, while the ventilators are crucial for severe COVID-19 cases.
Singapore Ambassador Gerard Ho and Presidential Assistant for Foreign Affairs Robert Borje attended the turnover ceremony.
The Department of Health stated that the donated test kits require validation before distribution to laboratories.
As of Saturday, the Philippines has 1,075 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 68 fatalities.
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