The GX Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization based in China s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has provided medical supplies to support Laos response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The supplies, including personal protective equipment for medical staff, ventilators and patient monitors, were handed over to Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Taskforce for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, by visiting Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and President of the GX Foundation Leung Chun-ying.
The Vientiane Times daily quoted Kikeo as saying at the handover ceremony held on last Friday that the donated items were essential to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would protect healthcare staff during the course of their work.