- Home
- World
- UPDATE - Venezuela Received From Russia Second Batch of Tests to Diagnose Coronavirus - Embassy
UPDATE - Venezuela Received From Russia Second Batch Of Tests To Diagnose Coronavirus - Embassy
Faizan Hashmi Published April 09, 2020 | 07:20 AM
BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th April, 2020) Venezuela has received from Russia a second batch of test systems to diagnose the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Russian Embassy in the Latin American country said.
A photo of the ambassador to Caracas, Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, who is receiving the cargo at the airport, has been posted on the diplomatic mission's Twitter.
The talk is about 20,000 tests, "provided by Russia as part of technical cooperation in healthcare", according to the text accompanying the photo.
The first batch of 10,000 tests was delivered from Russia to Venezuela on March 24.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 1,514,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, with over 88,000 deaths. More than 329,000 people have recovered.
Recent Stories
Selection committee dissolved over Pakistan women cricket team's poor performanc ..
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz in police uniform at Chung police center
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 25 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 25 April 2024
Mired in crisis, Boeing reports another loss
Session Awarding Ceremony 2024 held at Cadet College Muzaffarabad
Austrian ski great Hirscher to make comeback under Dutch flag
Pakistan, Japan agrees to convene 'Economic Policy Dialogue'
FM Dar conveys deepest sympathy on torrential rains devastation in UAE
Spain PM Sanchez says weighing resignation after wife's graft probe
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - 1st update
Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 mn euros
More Stories From World
-
Togo's legislative elections: What is at stake?
5 minutes ago -
US Supreme Court to hear Trump immunity claim
25 minutes ago -
Blinken calls for US, China to manage differences 'responsibly'
54 minutes ago -
Norway oil giant Equinor's profit falls on lower gas prices
55 minutes ago -
N. Macedonia's right-wing presidential candidate wins 1st round
1 hour ago -
Vietnam court jails soft drinks tycoon in $40 million scam case
1 hour ago
-
The guardian angels of the source of the Seine
2 hours ago -
Star Dudamel brings inclusive vision to New York Philharmonic
2 hours ago -
Paris dream of swimming in the Seine finally within reach
3 hours ago -
Portugal's Carnation Revolution, 50 years on
3 hours ago -
Tough times for Argentine factories as consumers penny-pinch
3 hours ago -
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth 'alarming': WHO
3 hours ago