Members of Chinese medical team to assist Russia's ongoing efforts in the fight against COVID-19 arrive at Moscow, Russia, April 11, 2020. The 10-member team, which departed from Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, also brought medical supplies including surgical masks, N95 masks and medical protective clothing. [Photo/Xinhua]
Barely one week after it dispatched 15 doctors to Nigeria to support the efforts of Nigerian doctors in the fight against coronavirus in the Africa’most populous country, the Peoples Republic of China has made such other gesture to Russia.
This is as a Chinese medical team arrived in Moscow, Russia’s capital, on Saturday to assist Russia’s ongoing efforts in the fight against the dreaded disease.
The 10-member team, which departed from Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, also brought medical supplies including surgical masks, N95 masks and medical protective clothing.
Chinese medical experts pose for a photo before boarding a plane at an airport in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, April 11, 2020. A team of 10 Chinese medical experts departed from Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, for Russia Saturday morning to help with its fight against the COVID-19. [Photo/Xinhua]The team includes experts specializing in laboratory testing, prevention and control of infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, intensive care and traditional Chinese medicine from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Heilongjiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and four hospitals in the province.A plane carrying Chinese medical experts is seen at the airport in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, April 11, 2020. A team of 10 Chinese medical experts departed from Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, for Russia Saturday morning to help with its fight against the COVID-19. [Photo/Xinhua]The experts will share experience with the Russian side and offer training for medics on the prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.
Russia tallied 1,667 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 13,584 across the country as of Saturday.
Chinese medical experts board a plane at an airport in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, April 11, 2020. A team of 10 Chinese medical experts departed from Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, for Russia Saturday morning to help with its fight against the COVID-19. [Photo/Xinhua]
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