Health Ministry receives humanitarian aid worth UAH 80 mln to fight COVID-19

"We have already received 10 high-quality ventilators, 10 boxes for transporting patients, 3 stationary diagnostic PCR laboratories, more than 100 thousand protective suits, respirators, medical face masks and safety glasses ... In general, humanitarian aid worth over UAH 80 million was provided," the Health Ministry wrote on its Telegram channel.

Equipment and personal protective equipment have already been sent to medical institutions of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Kharkiv regions.

Also, 100,000 PCR tests were acquired. They were distributed among specialized laboratories of the Ministry of Health of all regions.

In the near future, another 10 ventilators and other medical equipment are expected to arrive in Ukraine.

As of 09:00 on April 24, Ukraine reported 7,647 laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 193 deaths and 601 recoveries. Some 477 new cases were confirmed over the past day.

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