Daraz donates more than 20,000 COVID–19 testing kits
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Daraz Managing Director Rakhil Fernando, Daraz Head of Marketing Heshan Perera and Project Consultant Samath Gammapila in discussion with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Alibaba Group, the parent company of Daraz Sri Lanka, has been one of the groups at the forefront in the worldwide fight against COVID-19 through continuous supplies of medical support to Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.
Following the donation of 100,000 masks two weeks ago, the Alibaba and Jack Ma Foundations donated 20,064 COVID-19 test kits to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The donation was handed over by the Managing Director of Daraz Sri Lanka, Rakhil Fernando on behalf of the donor foundations to the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Daraz said in a media release.
The test kits that were flown down to Sri Lanka from Shanghai on a special flight, will help the government in identifying potential COVID-19 patients more efficiently, thereby allowing the frontline medical teams to provide immediate care to reduce the spread and help in flattening the curve. The kits are produced by DAAN Gene Co. a globally renowned listed company focused on R&D and manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostic products. The estimated total donations and healthcare support value from Daraz’s parent company to Sri Lanka has been Rs. 50 million so far.
Mr. Fernando also discussed the current situation of the country with the Prime Minister and emphasised on Daraz’s capacity to serve around 15,000 households daily through their extended seller base and large logistical network.