The presidential candidate for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo, donated this Sunday, 12 April a block of 11,300 Covid-19 test kits to the Ministry of Public Health. The donation was announced in the name of his aviation company, Helidosa.
As reported in N Digital, Castillo sent out a press release explaining that of the 15,000 test kits promised, on 31 March 31 delivered the first 9,500 to the High Commission for the Prevention and Control of the Coronavirus that is coordinated by the Minister of the Presidency, Gustavo Montalvo. In addition, in early April, the campaign office announced that another 4,000 kits had been delivered to the Ministry of Public Health, according to a press release. The kits were delivered to the Ministry of Public Health.
The leading opposition party, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), has announced it also is phasing the delivery of 40,000 rapid response kits for tests. The first shipment of 10,000 kits is reportedly undergoing Customs procedures.
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Listin Diario
El Caribe
13 April 2020