{"id":143603,"date":"2021-12-17T18:39:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T22:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=143603"},"modified":"2021-12-17T18:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T22:39:54","slug":"china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"China donates nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs to Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is thanking the People\u2019s Republic of China for a donation of nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs.<\/p>

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The items were presented to Health Minister, Molwyn Joseph earlier today (December 17th, 2021) by the Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary of the People\u2019s Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda, H.E Zhang Yanling.<\/p>\n

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These items will be used in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>

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The handing-over ceremony took place at the Ministry of Health Headquarters on Lower High Street.<\/p>

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Permanent Secretary of Health (Acting), Janice Michael and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas were also in attendance.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the Ambassador also gifted the Ministry with financial assistance which will aid Antigua and Barbuda in being able to place more focus on mental health.<\/p>

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is thanking the People\u2019s Republic of China for a donation of nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs.   The items were presented to Health Minister, Molwyn Joseph earlier today (December 17th, 2021) by the Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary of the People\u2019s Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda, H.E Zhang […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":143605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"\nChina donates nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs to Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"China donates nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs to Antigua and Barbuda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is thanking the People\u2019s Republic of China for a donation of nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs.   The items were presented to Health Minister, Molwyn Joseph earlier today (December 17th, 2021) by the Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary of the People\u2019s Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda, H.E Zhang […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-17T22:39:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/china-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"956\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"China donates nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs to Antigua and Barbuda\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-17T22:39:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-17T22:39:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/\"},\"wordCount\":144,\"commentCount\":5,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:956\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/china-1.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Health\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/china-donates-ncov-pcr-test-kits-and-swabs-to-antigua-and-barbuda\/\",\"name\":\"China donates nCoV PCR Test Kits and swabs to Antigua and Barbuda - 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