Provision of a test device for detecting Coronavirus “COVID 19” and its operators for 5000 tests capacity for the National Center for Disease Control
Within the framework of efforts made by the National Oil Corporation to contribute to combating the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID 19)
The “NOC’s” Sustainable Development Department, sponsored by the Italian company “ENI”, on Monday, 8 June 2020, provided the National Center for Disease Control with a PCR sample tester and operators for 5,000 tests to assist in making a sample test received by the laboratory from all parts of the country, and a number of 1,200 Rapid tests were delivered In order to perform the necessary tests when needed.
The equipments were delivered to the headquarters of the “Marjehi” laboratory in the presence of “Dr. Badr Al-Din Al-Najjar”, Director of the National Center for Disease Control, “Dr. Omar Al-Ahmar”, Manager of the “Marjehi” laboratory in Tripoli, Mr. Mukhtar Abdel-Daiem, Manager of sustainable development at the National Oil Corporation, and Mr. Wanees Al-Ruwaimi, Deputy General Manager of the Italian company ENI and a number of officials.
Accordingly and within the same day, at the National Oil Corporation warehouses, 2500 Coronavirus tests were delivered, for the benefit of the rapid serological survey committee formed by the Higher Scientific Consultative Committee to combat the Corona pandemic, headed by Dr. Muhammad Shambash, in support of its efforts to combat the spread of the epidemic.
