Islamabad: 28th March 2020 (GNP): To help Pakistan fight against COVID-19, a team of Chinese doctors arrived in Pakistan on Saturday.
According to government officials, the eight-member Chinese team came to Pakistan to review government’s steps taken and to check the spread of coronavirus and to provide technical support.
Special Assistant on National Health Services, Dr Zafar Mirza announced in a statement that specialist doctors would land in Pakistan on Saturday to help tackle the rising number of people contracting coronavirus, which had overwhelmed medical facilities in the country.
#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
“We hope that China’s medical experts, with the coordination of Pakistani experts, would help us fight against this pandemic”, Dr Mirza said.
کرونا کے چیلنج سے نمٹنے کیلئے طبی سہولیات،سامان اور ڈاکٹرز بھیجنے پر عظیم دوست چین کا شکریہ ادا کرتے ہیں۔چین نے جس بہترین نظم و ضبط کیساتھ اس وباء پر قابو پایا وہ دنیا کیلئے ایک مثال ہے۔کرونا کے حوالے سےپاکستان چینی ڈاکٹرز کے علم، تجربے اور مہارت سے بھرپور استفادہ کرے گا۔
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) March 27, 2020
Dr Zafar Mirza said the Pakistani government would benefit from the experiences of the Chinese doctors. (GNP)