Shinhan Financial Group Supports Myanmar with COVID-19 Diagnostic Kits

Shinhan Financial Group donated 10,000 COVID-19 test kits and 300 protective suits to the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar at the Yangon Medical Research Institute in Myanmar on the 25th, together with the domestic bio company Seegene. From the left in the photo: Shin Sung-wook, Head of Shinhan Card Myanmar Office; Koo Jung-mo, Head of Shinhan Microfinance; Kang Hyung-hoon, Branch Manager of Shinhan Bank Yangon Branch; Lee Sang-hwa, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Myanmar; and Jeo Ddan-tun, Director of the Medical Research Institute under the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar. Photo by XXX

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] Shinhan Financial Group announced on the 27th that it donated 10,000 COVID-19 test kits and 300 protective suits to the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar in collaboration with the domestic bio company Seegene at the Yangon Medical Research Institute in Myanmar.

Myanmar currently has 146 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths, with the number of confirmed cases gradually increasing. In response, the Myanmar government canceled the Water Festival held during the country's largest holiday, Thingyan, and has enforced a nighttime curfew, making every effort to prevent the spread.

Seegene, which participated in the donation together with Shinhan Financial Group, is a molecular diagnostics company exporting FDA-approved test kits to over 60 countries worldwide. Going forward, the two companies plan to provide an additional 15,000 test kits to Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Korean American Medical Association in the United States, among others.

Dr. Zedantun, Director of the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar, said, "It is especially meaningful to receive test kits from Shinhan Financial Group, Korea's leading financial group, at the Yangon Medical Research Institute built by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)."

A Shinhan Financial Group official said, "We hope this support will help the people of Myanmar overcome COVID-19," adding, "Shinhan Financial Group will continue to strive to fulfill its social responsibilities as a global company."

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