Leading UK infection control company GV Health has delivered 9.5 tonnes of infection control equipment and healthcare disinfectants for use by medical staff in Chinese hospitals.

Following an initial approach to the company’s office in Beijing from a government agency, the Chinese embassy in London stepped in to assist with the procurement, ensuring the necessary export licenses, documentation and shipping arrangements were in place. In total over 14,000 items of high-grade medical protective clothing and goggles have been delivered so far. The entire order, from initial enquiry to delivery to the distribution centre in central China, was fulfilled in 6 days.

In addition, GV Health has donated supplies of its world-leading SoChlor TAB and SoChlor DST healthcare disinfectants. Hugely important during the West African Ebola outbreak, SoChlor is an advanced chlorine based range of professional healthcare disinfectants with a proven track record of preventing the spread of microbes such as the Corona virus, SARS, MERS and Ebola.

Commenting this week on the support given to China by the British business community to fight the current epidemic, China’s UK ambassador Mr. Liu Xiaoming said “Since the outbreak of pneumococcal infection caused by the new corona virus, the British business community has paid great attention and has donated funds and supplies through various channels to support the Chinese government and people in preventing and controlling the epidemic.

“It is understood that the British HSBC Group, Jaguar Land Rover, GlaxoSmithKline and Standard Chartered Bank have announced their donations. GV Health Ltd. donated 270 boxes* of disinfection and sterilization materials to domestic hospitals.”

The protective suits, infection control equipment and disinfectants sent to China are identical to those used by the British army task force sent to West Africa during the Ebola crisis. GV Health supply the majority of governments and aid agencies involved in the fight against Ebola in Africa.

GV Health managing director Catherine Pegna said: “As one of the world’s leading specialist healthcare infection control companies we are proud to be able to draw on our knowledge and experience to help contain the spread of the Corona virus outbreak. The high stock levels we maintain for this type of emergency meant our warehouse in Stevenage was able to respond in record breaking time. We look forward to continuing our co-operation in China and elsewhere to ensure this threat is successfully contained.”

*270 boxes of SoChlor in the configurations supplied equates to 369,000 litres of disinfectants.