An 60,000 facial masks were handed over to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis by Tom Lee, Resident Ambassador of Taiwan to St. Kitts and Nevis at a brief ceremony on Friday, at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Headquarters.
“As you can recall, several weeks ago our embassy donated 40,000 facial masks to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. Today, I am very pleased to donate another 60,000 facial mask,” said Ambassador Lee.
Lee noted that additional supplies will arrive in the Federation shortly to further assist St. Kitts and Nevis in its fight against COVID-19.
Supplies will include 5000 N95 masks, 2000 productive coveralls, 2000 isolation gowns, 450 forehead guns, nine thermal detectors, medicine and other medical supplies.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Brantley, accepted the donation on behalf of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, thanked the Ambassador, and extended cordial and warm regards to Lee as well as the government and people of Taiwan.
“We want to thank Taiwan for the donation of these 60,000 masks and also to thank Taiwan for the indication from Ambassador that much more in terms of supplies and equipment are on their way and we will hope to receive those in short order. We think that this donation is timely… and I think that we owe you a debt of gratitude,” said Brantley.
