(Fighting the New Crown Epidemic) ICBC Africa Representative Office Invites Overseas Chinese Groups to Participate in Online Seminar on Epidemic Prevention
Chinanews.com Johannesburg, March 30th (Reporter Wang Xi) On March 29th, with the support of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Headquarters, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Africa Representative Office invited international students in South China and Confucius Institute staff And Chinese scholars working in universities in South Africa, etc., participated in an online lecture on the prevention and control of new crown pneumonia epidemics organized by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Hunan Branch.
On March 27, in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading rapidly, the South African government began to implement a 21-day national blockade order. Chinese students studying in South Africa and the normal working life of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese are facing varying degrees of impact. To this end, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Hunan Branch invited experts from the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University and Hunan Provincial People's Hospital to explain how to prevent and control the epidemic and alleviate psychological pressure.
In order to ensure the practicability and pertinence of the training, the event organizer also asked the participants about the symbol set in advance and arranged experts to prepare courseware. During the three-hour training that day, the experts answered common concerns of the participants in plain language. The organizer introduced that the greatest significance of this event lies in the popularization of Chinese citizens working abroad to use professional medical knowledge to fight the epidemic, to the greatest extent, eliminate panic, and establish a firm belief in defeating the epidemic.
As of 12:00 on March 29, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa has reached 1,187, accounting for about 30% of the total number of people infected in Africa. The epidemic prevention and control is under great pressure. (Finish)