China helps other countries fight the pandemic to the best of its capacity

Workers load medical supplies donated for Italy at the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital in Hangzhou on March 17
Members of a Chinese expert team pose for a group photo on March 21 at an airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in south China, before leaving for Serbia to assist the fight against the novel coronavirus
Chinese experts share their experiences with their Venezuelan counterparts in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 1
Chinese medical experts hold consultations with medical staff in Manila, the Philippines, on April 7
A Chinese medical expert shows the correct hand-washing technique to reduce coronavirus infection risks to residents in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 16
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (front right) welcomes a member of the Chinese medical team at the Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 28
Chinese medical experts visit a novel coronavirus-infected patient in a hospital in Vientiane, Laos, on April 5
Members of Chinese medical team to assist Russia’s ongoing efforts in the fight against COVID-19 talk with their Russian counterparts in Moscow, Russia, on April 13

The rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic poses a formidable challenge to public health worldwide. China is helping other countries fight the pandemic to the best of its capacity, providing medical supplies or sending medical experts. Chinese experts have already been sent to countries including Italy, Iran, Iraq, Serbia, Cambodia, Pakistan, Laos, Venezuela, the Philippines, Malaysia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia.

According to statistics, the Chinese Government has provided or is providing urgently needed medical supplies to more than 150 countries and international organizations. The government is also facilitating other countries' commercial purchases of medical supplies in China.

(Photos by Xinhua News Agency)