SINGAPORE, March 2020: In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, Temasek Foundation, Singapore has donated 5000 units of Fortitude Kit 2.0 (COVID-19 test kits) to the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
The donation was handed over by Mr. Benedict Cheong, Chief Executive of Temasek Foundation International to Sri Lankan High Commissioner, Sashikala Premawardhane on 20 March 2020 at the High Commission premises.
Fortitude Kit 2.0 is designed by Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A* Star) to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The kit comes complete with all the materials required for the RT-PCR reaction, which includes the primer probes mix, the enzyme mix, the positive control, negative control and internal control template, and would be able to give results in less than (3) hours.
The Sri Lanka High Commission on behalf of the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka expressed sincere gratitude to Temasek Foundation for this kind gesture, which will be immensely useful in Sri Lanka’s efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 situation. This donation is also a testimony to the longstanding friendly relations between Singapore and Sri Lanka.
