27.03.2020
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and members of the Council of Ministers held an extraordinary government meeting through a videoconference today. The government has approved a contract with China's National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corporation for the supply of personal protective equipment and medical equipment. According to the contract with the funds provided under the Operational Program "Regions in Growth", the Ministry of Health will purchase 1 176 770 pcs. protective masks worth EUR 1 412 124 and 50 respirators worth EUR 1 500 000 with the funds provided under the Operational Programme “Regions in Growth.”
The personal protective equipment, which will arrive under the contract with China's National Pharmaceutical Foreign Trade Corporation, will be given to the employees of the regional health inspections in the country, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defense, the Customs Agency, as well as employees of other institutions working at border checkpoints. Respiratory care will be provided to healthcare facilities that provide treatment for patients with COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health expects the contract to be signed and the delivery to Bulgaria to be done in a short time.
