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, 🇺🇸 donated 1,200 pulse oximeters & 880,000 pieces of essential medical equipment to 🇱🇰. #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