Medical emergency relief items arrive from China

ISLAMABAD: The second sortie of medical emergency relief items from China reached Pakistan on Saturday.

The consignment of medical relief items against COVID-19 include PCR testing kits, surgical masks, protective coverall suits, N95 masks and ventilators. It is pertinent to mention that Chinese medical team headed by Major General Huang Qingzhen arrived in Pakistan on Friday. According to ISPR, the Chinese medical team comprising specialists including disease control, pulmonologists, ICU, infectious disease and control, testing and nursing experts would stay in Pakistan for two months to provide their expertise/guidance to doctors and paramedics for COVID-19 treatment at various hospitals across the country.