Photo taken on May 4, 2022 shows Eyuel Fikru, a local team coordinator at the inflatable COVID-19 testing lab Huo-Yan Air Lab, speaking during an interview at Huo-Yan Air Lab at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia. ADDIS ABABA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China's biotech giant, the BGI Genomics Co., Ltd., has won acclaim for its technology and knowledge transfer endeavors to propel Ethiopia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The BGI Health Ethiopia administers Huo-Yan Air Lab inside the premises of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopia's main international hub and Africa's busiest and leading gateway. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)"Working with Chinese colleagues has helped me gain good experience, set up programs for all the COVID-19 testing machines and operate them independently," said Asmamaw. "The company is presently providing its COVID-19 test kits to the public and private diagnostic centers, eventually contributing to the East African country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic," Tamirat added.

Source: Ethiopian News May 18, 2022 21:37 UTC