ISLAMABAD: The US government has donated 100 ventilators to support Pakistan in its fight against Covid-19.

The ventilators arrived in Karachi on Thursday and they will be provided to hospitals across the country.

The donation delivers on President Donald Trump’s offer of critically needed supplies and supports Pakistan’s urgent response to the pandemic, a press release of the US Embassy said on Friday.

Made in America, the ventilators are valued at about $3 million.

Ambassador Paul Jones remarked, “the United States stands with Pakistan in its fight against coronavirus. These American-made ventilators will help Pakistani patients in the most acute need of medical care”.

The US-Pakistan health partnership to fight coronavirus is helping to improve and expand laboratory testing, disease monitoring, case tracking, infection prevention and control, and patient care.

The US has contributed nearly $27 million in new funding so far to this vital partnership that is growing every day. “We are also thankful for Pakistan’s contribution of medical supplies to help fight coronavirus in the United States,” Ambassador Jones said.

Published in Dawn, July 5th, 2020