Photo taken on March 28, 2020 shows Chinese medical expert team poses for group photo at Islamabad International Airport on March 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)
An 8-member medical expert team from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, along with medical materials, arrived in Pakistan Saturday to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISLAMABAD, March 28 (Xinhua) -- An 8-member medical expert team organized by the Chinese government arrived here on Saturday to help Pakistan fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed the Chinese medical team at the Islamabad International Airport and thanked them for coming to Pakistan to help the country overcome the disease.
"I would like to thank the Chinese people, and the Chinese government...for going out of the way to support Pakistan and our effort to fight the COVID-19," he said.
Photo taken on March 28, 2020 shows Pakistani workers downloads assistance brought by Chinese medical expert team on March 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)
"We have learned from you. We have stood by you, and you're standing with us. So this (COVID-19) challenge has brought the peoples of China and Pakistan even closer. In this challenging time, the (Pakistani) people expected China to come forth and China has lived up to their expectations," the foreign minister told Xinhua.
The team, organized by China's National Health Commission, consists of experts selected by the health commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and aims to provide consultations of pandemic control, patients treatment and laboratory works and guide and train Pakistani medical staff.
Head of the medical team Ma Minghui told Xinhua that the team will also share the Chinese experiences on coronavirus control with their Pakistani counterparts.
Photo taken on March 28, 2020, shows Pakistani workers downloads assistance brought by Chinese medical expert team. (Xinhua/Liu Tian)
The medical team also brought medical assistance including over 110,000 face masks, 5,000 protection suits, 12 ventilators and other medicines to Pakistan.
The team will stay in Pakistan for around two weeks and will also visit Punjab and Sindh provinces.
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