The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Dr Thapelo Matsheka has said government of Botswana through Ministry of Health and Wellness has turned to China to procure medical supplies in the fight against COVID-19 worth P 2.4 billion and expected to arrive in short period. Dr Matsheka made the revelations on Friday afternoon while briefing the media he insisted that Botswana and China enjoy good relations of health ties hence the reason for courting Chinese. “The process of buying this medical supplies has been triggered by the danger that coronavirus poses to our country’s exposed health systems due to the nature of the disease. The medical supplies worth P 2.4 billion and we are expecting them to arrive anytime soon,” Matsheka said. He went on to buttress that COVID-19 emergency has forced government to change its plans in terms of allocating the 2020\ 21 financial budget hence cancelling some of the proposed plans. The inconvenience he said, resulted in government chopping proposed salary increment of 10% and 6% percent for the public servants adding that perks alone will need a budget P 1.4 billion. Government in return received harsh backlash from Labour trade unions following its decision to defer the…