DHAKA, June 8, 2020 (BSS) – A 10-member Chinese medical expert team with remarkable success in containing coronavirus and treating patients in China arrived here today for two weeks to help Bangladeshi physicians combating COVID-19 pandemic.
Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen along with Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming welcomed the team comprising 10 specialised respiratory physicians at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here this morning.
The expert team also brought a bunch of medical equipment as they flew here by a chartered aircraft of Hainan Airlines.
The Chinese National Health Commission organised the visit of the medical team selected by the Hainan Provincial Health Commission.
During their two-week stay in Bangladesh, the expert doctors, six males and four females, would visit designated hospitals, quarantine centres, and testing centres, discuss the epidemics with Bangladeshi counterparts and make calibrated propositions for containment and treatment.
MentioningChinese donations of testing kits and different COVID-19 protective equipment to Bangladesh, the foreign minister thanked the Chinese government for their support in helping Dhaka to fight with the pandemic since its outbreak here.
Terming the pandemic as a global crisis, Momen said it’s not possible for a single country to tackle the pandemic alone, “so cooperation and partnership among the countries are must” in this regard.
He hoped that Bangladesh and China will be able to win against the deadly virus under joint efforts.
The Chinese Ambassador said the initiative has been taken as one of the reflections of Chinese President Xi’s assurance to support Bangladesh in its combat against the deadly virus.
Many cooperative measures have been taken by the Chinese side and most the initiatives have already been implemented in Bangladesh since the outbreak here, he said.
On May 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and proposed sending an expert team to help Bangladesh combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Bangladesh so far reported 930 fatalities from the coronavirus while the caseload surged to 68,504 till this noon.