Chinese doctors arrive in Pakistan to help fight against coronavirus
Chinese doctors arrive in Pakistan to help fight against coronavirus
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - A team of eight Chinese doctors has arrived in Pakistan to review government’s steps taken to check spread of coronavirus and provide technical support.
The Chinese doctors will remain in Pakistan for two weeks and advise health care specialists of Pakistan in the light of their experience and success in battling Covid-19 in China.
#ChinaPakSolidarity China in Action: A 8-member medical team sent by Chinese Government is warmly seen off in Xinjiang before leaving for Pakistan. They will bring expertise in prevention, control, diagnosis&treatment on #COVID19Pakistan! @ArifAlvi @ForeignOfficePk @MFA_China pic.twitter.com/ohjfhtkUHm
— Chinese Emb Pakistan (@CathayPak) March 28, 2020
Executive Director of National Institute of Health (NIH) Major General Amir Ikram, who received the guests today, will also brief them tomorrow about coronavirus situation in the country.
Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister has said that China is helping Pakistan in these testing times and the government will fully benefit from the experiences of the Chinese doctors.
Earlier, a special Chinese flight carrying relief assistance landed at Islamabad International Airport to support Pakistan in its efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
— Chinese Emb Pakistan (@CathayPak) March 28, 2020
The plane carried over 10,000 test kits, 10,000 N95 masks, 100,000 disposable medical masks,5,000 medical protective clothes, five ventilators, 11 defibrillator monitors and 62,000 sets of drugs for treating COVID-19.
Talking to media persons at the airport Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi thanked the Chinese leadership for sending the medical team to share their experiences with Pakistani counterparts to fight the pandemic.
“Chinese have once again shown to the world that they are friends of Pakistan. They care for us. We stand with each other in difficult times. This is a unique relationship and such testing times tell us how close we are to each other,” he remarked.