RIYADH: Medical aid from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ arrived in Uruguay on Monday to help tackle the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
The equipment, sent by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSrelief), included 53 respirators and more than 2.3 million surgical masks, in addition to protective clothing, medical gloves and other preventive supplies.
The aid was delivered on behalf of KSrelief by Raed Al-Harqan, the acting charge d’affairs at the Saudi Embassy in Uruguay. It was accepted in the capital, Montevideo, by Pablo Picabea, the Ministry of Public Health’s deputy director of general inspection.
Al-Harqan said the assistance reflects the Kingdom’s relationship with Uruguay and its pioneering humanitarian role, and the desire of King Salman and the Saudi government to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by the pandemic.
It is part of the aid being provided by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, through KSrelief, in support of international efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s KSrelief delivers COVID-19 medical aid to Uruguay
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Updated 27 July 2021
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s KSrelief delivers COVID-19 medical aid to Uruguay
- The supplies included 53 respirators and more than 2.3 million surgical masks
- The aid also included protective clothing, medical gloves and other preventive supplies
