Equipment needed for 10 mobile homes provided by China

China has provided the Maldives with equipment needed to build ten mobile homes in the country as part of assisting the country within its efforts to combat the COVID-19 virus.

A tweet sent out by the Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives, Mr. Zhang Lizhong, read that Chinese company CCCC had provided the Maldives with items such as planks. Upon a request by the Maldivian government, China has also provided the Maldives with 101 sets of beds to be used in hospitals.

Chinese enterprises in action

To support the effort by the Gov. of Maldives to combat COVID19, CCCC has provided to HDC some plank materials enough to build 10 mobile houses, and upon request from relevant gov. agency, processed 101 sets of beds used in hospital. pic.twitter.com/vR6EQejN5z

— Amb. Zhang Lizhong (@AmbassadorZhang) May 6, 2020

In addition to this, China has also provided workers and equipment to build the migrant accommodation facility in Hulhumale’ phase 2.

Around 68 percent of the facility is now completed and is expected to be fully finished by May 18. The facility will house around 800 migrants.

The country has also provided the Maldives with 10 ventilators and 30,000 sets of surgical masks as well as other emergency equipment.