Brazil receives 726 coronavirus tests from South Korea.
Tests, which arrived this Tuesday (14) at Viracopos Airport, in Campinas (SP), were ordered by the Butantan Institute and will be used by the São Paulo government in the fight against the pandemic.
Sputnik - On Tuesday, 726 tests for identifying the new coronavirus arrived at Viracopos Airport in Campinas (SP).
The tests were commissioned by the Butantan Institute and will be used by the São Paulo government. in the fight against the diseaseThe material came from South Korea.
According to the concessionaire responsible for managing the airport, another shipment with 550 tests, also from South Korea, is expected in the coming days.
"The unloading occurred quickly and safely at the Viracopos Cargo Terminal. The airport is focusing its efforts on this joint action to help the country supply equipment and medicines during this time of serious crisis," said the president of the concessionaire, Gustavo Müssnich, in [a statement]. note official.
Last Saturday, the Civil Police arrested 14 suspects for theft. 15 test kits from Guarulhos International Airport, in Greater São Paulo, and recovered the cargo. The group also took 2 million items of personal protective equipment.