South Korea provides 95,000 Covid-19 rapid test kits to Bangladesh

South Korea has provided 95,000 Covid-19 rapid test kits to Bangladesh as part of its humanitarian assistance efforts.

Worth $800,000, the consignment of antigen test kits from SD BIOSENSOR, a leading test kit manufacturer in Korea, was officially received by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) recently, said a statement of Korean Embassy in Bangladesh today.

The test kits were distributed and deployed by DGHS to several test centers across the country including Army Central Medical Hospital, Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, and Dhaka Medical College.

In view of the latest surge in Covid-19 related deaths and newly confirmed cases in Bangladesh, the Embassy sincerely hopes that the rapid test kits provided could help the health authorities successfully curb further aggravation of the situation.

Earlier in December 2020, the Korean government provided $50 million as soft loan from its Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) to Bangladesh to support the urgent needs incurred by the pandemic.

The Korean government will continue to stand by and support Bangladesh throughout the fight against COVID-19, the statement said.