The United States has sent urgent medical assistance to Sri Lanka to support the frontline workers in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said. The consignment consisted of 1,200 pulse oximeters and 880,000 pieces of essential medical equipment including KN95 masks, goggles and gloves. Today, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ donated 1,200 pulse oximeters & 880,000 pieces of essential medical equipment to πŸ‡±πŸ‡°. #TogetherWeCan @USAID pic.twitter.com/CvJLlckovY— U.S. Embassy Colombo (@USEmbSL) June 5, 2021ARRIVED from @USAID to Sri Lanka: Life-saving medical assistance containing pulse oximeters, KN95 masks, goggles, gloves to meet the urgent needs of the Sri Lanka people. pic.twitter.com/MoUkKEfhRv— USAID Sri Lanka (@USAIDSriLanka) June 4, 2021


Source:   The Nation
June 05, 2021 12:11 UTC