Nepal Army imports 18.8 tons of medical supplies from China

Published On: May 19, 2020 08:04 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, May 19: The Nepal Army imported 18.8 tons of medical supplies from China on Tuesday.

A wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines landed at 9 am today morning carrying medical supplies from Guangzhou city of China. The medical supplies include PPE, N-95 masks and among others, according to Nepal Army spokesperson Bigyan Dev Pandey.

The NA had signed a procurement deal with China to bring 342 tons of medical supplies from the northern neighbor.

The Nepal Army has also been mobilized to contain the spread of COVID-19 and strictly implement the lockdown orders.

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