China News Service, April 11th, the Chinese Chargé d’ affaires embassy in Spain Yao Fei made a guest interview with China News and China Overseas Chinese on the 11th in a video interview. The first flight is expected to leave Madrid on the 12th and pick up more than 170 international students to return to China.
Yao Fei said that the embassy screened more than 8,000 Chinese students and communicated with them one-on-one by phone and email, and selected more than 170 of the first batch of international students who had difficulties, and emphasized the need for returning students The expenses shall be borne by yourself, and you shall consciously accept various quarantine arrangements after returning to China.
Yao Fei said that there were about 16,000 Chinese students studying in West China. Since the epidemic occurred, about 1,000 people have returned to China. Most of the students chose to stay and feel at home in isolation. The embassy in Spain has sent more than 20,000 masks to the students studying abroad in four batches. With the arrival of the health packages delivered in China, health packages will also be distributed to international students.
Yao Fei said that the embassy in the West will provide substantive assistance to foreign students staying in Spain, reminding students to strictly abide by local warning rules and not to travel blindly, especially long-distance international travel, so as not to increase the risk of infection. "It's safest to stay home and stay here at this time."
At present, the development situation of Spain's new coronary pneumonia epidemic is still more serious. According to the official data of the Spanish Ministry of Health, on April 10 local time, a total of 157022 cases were diagnosed in Spain and a total of 15843 deaths.
According to Yao Fei, 95 Chinese citizens have been diagnosed in West China, including 5 foreign students and 90 overseas Chinese. Of the confirmed cases, 16 were cured and 2 died. "Among all the confirmed cases, 39 were hospitalized, including 4 in severe cases, 3 in critical cases, and 38 people with mild symptoms at home."
For the diagnosed group, Yao Fei said that the embassy and consulate are one by one to help them receive treatment at the local hospital. The embassy has also established a WeChat group of "Chinese Embassy and Consulates in West with You", and eight domestic medical experts are stationed in the group to provide medical guidance for diagnosed patients.
In addition, the embassy instructs the close contact personnel of the confirmed cases in detail for epidemic prevention and quarantine; for the suspected cases, the embassy helps them to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. If the language is difficult, the embassy can also contact the language service volunteers.
In response to the general situation of poor logistics of protective materials such as domestic export masks, Yao Fei responded that the embassy has also negotiated with the Spanish Ministry of Health. Since March 16, personal mailed medical supplies under two kilograms can be smoothly entered oo. Yao Fei said, "If a package that meets the above requirements is blocked at the Spanish customs, you can complain or contact the embassy to assist in the complaint." (End)