April 10 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's government said on Friday that it has empowered health minister Kiril Ananiev to sign an agreement for the purchase of PCR tests for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing from South Korea's Osang Healthcare.
The agreement envisages the purchase of 30,000 tests for $303,000 (277,000 euro), the government said in a statement.
Additional orders under the contract can be made if necessary, the government noted.
By Friday, there were 624 cases of the novel coronavirus disease in Bulgaria with 24 casualties.
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