Chinese Team and Equipment Arrive in UK to
Support Virus Fight
(Source
chinadaily.com)
China
sent an expert team and a large shipment of medical equipment to the United
Kingdom on Saturday to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The
team, sent from East China’ Shandong province, comprises 15 experts and doctors
who are specialists in disease control, traditional Chinese and Western
medicine, psychology, nursing, and other fields.
In
addition to conducting epidemiological investigation and epidemic prevention
education in the UK, they will also participate in disease prevention and
treatment work.
They
brought with them up to 17.5 tons of medical supplies, including traditional
Chinese medicine, personal protective equipment, epidemic prevention
educational materials, and other equipment.
Liu Jiayi, Party chief of Shandong,
went to the airport to see the team off and expressed thanks on behalf the
provincial Party committee and the provincial government.
He
said the team will introduce epidemic prevention and control knowledge and
experience to people in the UK, especially Chinese overseas students, workers
at Chinese-funded institutions and enterprises, and other overseas Chinese
people.
He
said the team also aims to “guide (people) to do scientific personal
protection, ease tension and anxiety, and let them feel the warmth of their
motherland and the care of the people in their motherland”.
During
an online conversation with the British Chamber of Commerce in China on
Tuesday, Liu Xiaoming,
China’s ambassador to the UK, said China encourages collaboration between
business, research institutions, and colleges from both nations on vaccine and
drug development to fight against the disease.
“China and the UK are standing together,” he said. “I firmly believe that the relationship between our two countries will emerge even stronger, and the friendship between our peoples will emerge deeper after we win this battle against the virus.”