China's corona-fighting doctors land in Pakistan
An eight-member medical team sent by the Chinese government has landed in Islamabad on Saturday to provide expertise in prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, foreign secretary, NDMA chairman and the Chinese ambassador in Pakistan received the doctors at Islamabad International Airport. The team came along with a planeload of medical supplies including testings kits, masks, hamzut suits and ventilators.
Plane carrying with Chinese medical team & supplies arrived at Islamabad. Airport staff are unloading medical supplies.#COVID19Pakistan #ChinaPakSolidarity @ArifAlvi @ForeignOfficePk @MFA_China @zlj517 pic.twitter.com/S3BHwn32HO
— Chinese Emb Pakistan (@CathayPak) March 28, 2020
The Chinese medical team will stay in Pakistan for two weeks and will train the Pakistani doctors.
Earlier in a tweet which contained a video, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said the team was seen off in Xinjiang before leaving for Pakistan.
#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
China is ramping up assistance to Pakistan amid the ongoing crisis. In this, two planes have already landed in Karachi, which carried testing kits and other necessary equipment.
Similarly, a convoy reached Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday via Khunjerab Pass with the urgent supplies.