PAF plane lands in PH with BGI COVID-19 lab gear
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 cargo plane carrying laboratory equipment for COVID-19 testing from China landed at Clark International Airport early Wednesday morning.
The PAF aircraft departed from Shenzhen on Tuesday and arrived in the Philippines with 66 boxes of BGI laboratory equipment weighing a total of 10,000 pounds.
Upon arrival, personnel provided security and disinfection measures for the equipment, which can conduct up to 45,000 tests once set up within seven to ten days.
The equipment was secured through grant assistance from the Asian Development Bank.
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