Staff Reporter
Rawalpindi
A team of Chinese doctors on Friday arrived in Pakistan along with medical equipment to deal with coronavirus pandemic, Inter Services Public Relations said.
According to the media wing of the armed forces, the Chinese team was led by Maj-Gen Huang and it reached Pakistan in two special flights.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Gen Nadeem Raza, and senior military officials welcomed the team on arrival, the statement added.
The Chinese team has an expertise in dealing with Covid-19, the ISPR said adding that the team would support Pakistan’s efforts to fight coronavirus. “The Chinese support reaffirms that being ‘Iron Brothers’ and ‘All-Weather’ friends, Pakistan and China have always helped each other in the time of need,” the army’s media wing noted. It is pertinent to mention here that in order to help Pakistani doctors in fight against Covid-19 pandemic, a team of Chinese experts had started a training programme for the health professionals in Lahore on April 6.
