Czech Republic sends CZK 3,5 million to help tackle coronavirus in Peru

The Czech Republic has sent CZK 3,5 million to the Peruvian Lima Foundation (Fundación Lima) to help in the fight against COVID-19, Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček tweeted on Thursday. The money has been used to purchase protective equipment for Lima’s city hall health workers as well as Lima Foundation employees. Furthermore, 1,400 rapid COVID-19 tests were bought for the poorest residents in the districts of El Pino and San Cosme and 2,175 food packages were purchased for coronavirus infected Venezuelan migrants as well as the Shipibo-Conibo indigenous people, who live along the Ucayali River in Peru’s part of the Amazon rain forest.

The Czech Republic’s Consul Jana Dušková and the Mayor of Lima Jorge Muñoz attended the distribution of the packages, which contained foodstuffs such as rice, noodles and tuna. The next stage of humanitarian support will focus on other poor districts of the Peruvian capital. Mayor Muñoz has expressed gratitude to the Czech Republic for its help, solidarity and excellent cooperation, according to a Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release.