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US donates over 1K cots to PH for Covid-19 response
The United States is providing the Philippines with P204 million or $4 million in health assistance to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
This aid will bolster laboratory preparedness, case finding, surveillance, expert response, risk communication, and infection prevention.
The US has donated nearly 1,300 cots, originally for the postponed Balikatan 2020 exercise, to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Philippine General Hospital.
Over 1,100 cots were given to the OCD to aid Covid-19 patients, while at least 150 were allocated to frontline health professionals and patients at the Philippine General Hospital.
US Ambassador Sung Kim emphasized the US commitment to standing with the Philippines in the fight against the virus.
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