Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, May 09, 2003
Three Nations Make Donations to China in Support of SARS Control
Japan, Germany and the United States have made donations to China to assist in its combat against the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic.
Japan, Germany and the United States have made donations to China to assist in its combat against the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic.
The Japanese government has donated medical equipment and medicine worth 205 million yen, and a handover ceremony was held in Beijing Thursday.
The first batch of 20 X-ray machines and 25 respirators donated by the German government arrived in Beijing Thursday morning.
Also on Thursday, Clark T. Randt, US ambassador to China, on behalf of the US government, donated 500,000 US dollars to the Chinese Red Cross Society to support the fight against SARS.
Nepal and Bangladesh's leaders have expressed respectively their firm support to the Chinese government and people in their fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
In a message to Chinese President Hu Jintao, Nepalese King Raja Gyanendra expressed his condolences over the loss of lives and property in China due to the outbreak of SARS.
Gyanendra sincerely hoped that SARS epidemic would be brought under control as soon as possible.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said in a message to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that her government admires the Chinese
government and people for their efforts to control and eradicate SARS disease and holds strong belief that the Chinese people will certainly win the victory against SARS.