Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The Chinese military has donated anti-epidemic supplies or sent medical teams to countries including Pakistan, Iran, Myanmar and Vietnam, Wu Qian, a spokesperson for Chinese Ministry of National Defense said.
Expressing deep gratitude to other countries’ defense ministries and militaries that had helped China in fighting COVID-19, he said during an online briefing that China will help the international community to the best of its ability while continuing its epidemic control efforts at home, says a message received here from Beijing.
Experts from the Chinese military had shared their experience in fighting COVID-19 with their counterparts from Pakistan, Singapore and Russia via video conferences, according to Wu.
Noting that a virus respects no borders, Wu said that only with international solidarity can the world defeat this common enemy of mankind.
It may be mentioned that the Chinese medical team headed by Major General Huang Qingzhen had reached Pakistan to help fight COVID-19.
The Chinese medical team comprising specialists in disease control, pulmonologists, ICU, infectious disease and control, testing, and nursing experts will stay in Pakistan for two months in order to facilitate the health professionals fighting COVID-19 on the frontline.
The Chinese medical team will provide guidance and share expertise with doctors and paramedics for COVID-19 treatment at various hospitals across the country.
Meanwhile, China Foundation for Peace and Development has made a generous donation of 300,000 surgical masks to support the health authorities of Pakistan in the fight against Covid-19.
Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Hashmi received the donation at Pakistan Embassy, Beijing.
These masks will be delivered to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) along with other medical supplies to be transported to Islamabad by next PIA’s special cargo flight.
