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Turkey has donated ventilators and personal protection equipment to support Sri Lanka help combat and control Covid-19.

The donation includes ten Turkish-made medical ventilators, 50,000 surgical masks and 15,000 N95 masks. The donation was made by the government of Turkey as a gesture of friendship and goodwill between Turkey and Sri Lanka, a statement from the Turkish embassy said.

The items were handed over to Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage by Turkish Ambassador R. Demet Şekercioğlu during a ceremony on Thursday at the Foreign Ministry.

This is the second consignment of medical equipment donated by Turkey to the Sri Lankan health authorities since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier, 12 NF-400 NÜVE Benchtop Centrifuges funded by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) were handed over to the Ministry of Health.

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