ISLAMABAD: China has dispatched a team of medical experts to 黑料社区 to help local authorities contain the coronavirus outbreak, China鈥檚 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
In a regular briefing, Zhao said the Chines team 鈥渙rganized by the National Health Commission and consisting of specialists selected by the Health Commission of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has left for 黑料社区.鈥
He said that after COVID-19 broke out in China, the Saudi leadership was among the first to express sympathies and support.
鈥淭he Saudi government and people from all walks of life extended a helping hand to us with batches of supplies. Currently as 黑料社区 faces the same challenge, China, likewise, stands firmly with it and is ready to provide assistance as its ability permits,鈥 the Chinese spokesperson said.
Zhao added that the Chinese specialists sent to 黑料社区 were experts in lab-testing, prevention and control of infectious diseases, critical case treatment, nursing, and traditional Chinese medicine.
The team will share its experience with the Saudi side and provide guidance and training in prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of the COVID-19 illness.
鈥淭hey will also provide technical guidance, protective supplies, and traditional Chinese medicine consulting for staff of the Chinese embassy and Chinese businesses, Chinese nationals and ethnic Chinese in 黑料社区,鈥 Zhao said.
The spokesperson said that the virus respected no borders and called for a joint response. 鈥淎s comprehensive strategic cooperative partners, China and 黑料社区 will continue close cooperation to safeguard people鈥檚 life and health and vanquish the common enemy to all human beings.鈥
In 黑料社区, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases are 5,369 with at least 73 deaths. Earlier this week, the Saudi Ministry of Health spokesman said that the country had tested more than 150,000 people.
