On April 5, the Chinese government went to the Philippine Anti-epidemic Medical Expert Group with 12 people and arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on a charter flight operated by Xiamen Airlines. The picture shows the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (sixth from right) and Philippine Foreign Minister Lochin (seventh from right) attending the material handover ceremony held at the airport. China News Service publishes photos for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines
(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese Anti-epidemic Medical Expert Group Arrives at Manila Philippine Foreign Minister Thanks for China's Assistance
China News Agency, Manila, April 5 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Chinese government went to the Philippine Anti-epidemic Medical Experts Group (hereinafter referred to as the Medical Experts Group) and a group of 12 people arrived in the Philippine capital Manila on the 5th in a charter flight operated by Xiamen Airlines. There were 12 tons of Chinese aid to the Philippines to fight against the epidemic.
On the same day, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian and Philippine Foreign Minister Lochin attended a brief welcome and material handover ceremony at Manila International Airport.
Huang Xilian said that the current Philippine epidemic situation is grim, the Chinese government and people feel the same, care about the health and safety of the Philippine people, care about the health and safety of the vast number of compatriots in the Philippines, and will always stand together with the Philippine government and people and compatriots in the Philippines Meet the challenges and defeat the epidemic together! This time, at the request of the Philippine government, the Chinese government specially sent an anti-epidemic medical expert team to assist the Philippine side in responding to the epidemic situation, and once again donated medical treatments such as surgical masks, medical N95 masks, protective clothing, medical isolation masks and non-invasive ventilators to the Philippines Supplies.
The picture shows the combination of Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (fourth from right) and medical experts. China News Service publishes photos for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines
On behalf of the Philippine government and people, Foreign Minister Lochin warmly welcomed and sincerely thanked the Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert group for coming, saying that the Philippines will never forget China's help. He said that the new coronavirus is a brand-new virus. China has become the first country to overcome the epidemic through hard work and hard work. Chinese medical experts have extensive experience in combating the epidemic. Only medical experts who have fought on the front line against the epidemic like the Chinese Medical Experts Group can really help the Philippines deal with the epidemic. Now China sends a team of medical experts to the Philippines to share the experience of anti-epidemic, so that the Philippine government and people have more confidence to continue to fight the epidemic until the final victory.
It is reported that the members of the medical expert team are from Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and overseas Chinese officials. Their professional fields include respiratory and critical care medicine, critical illness Department of Medicine, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hospital Sense, Infectious Disease Control, Microbiological Examination, Nursing, etc.
Weng Shangeng, the leader of the expert group and the deputy director of the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, said that 6 medical experts have participated in the first-line anti-epidemic in Hubei and Fujian, and are experienced. "We will communicate with local health institutions and medical staff, share Chinese experience, guide and train local medical staff, nursing staff, laboratory staff and community prevention and control personnel, as well as staff from Chinese institutions in the Philippines and overseas Chinese in the Philippines Chinese and international students provide medical and prevention consulting services. "
The picture shows the combination of Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (sixth right from the back) and medical experts. China News Service publishes photos for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines
It is reported that the medical expert group for aid to the Philippines against the epidemic is the third team of experts sent by the Chinese government to ASEAN countries.
On the same day, Huang Xilian handed over a batch of anti-epidemic medical supplies to the representatives of the Philippine Chinese Agency Disaster Relief Fund Committee. This batch of materials totals 353 boxes, which were raised by the Chinese Overseas Chinese Charity Foundation, Fujian Overseas Friendship Association, Fujian Provincial Overseas Chinese Federation, Quanzhou Local Government, and related enterprises in Fujian, mainly including protective clothing, goggles, medical masks, medical Equipment and proprietary Chinese medicine. It embodies the care and support of the mother country (country of origin) for the Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Philippines.
Overseas Chinese in the Philippines and Chinese citizens in the Philippines expressed their warm welcome to the arrival of the medical expert group. Major Chinese-language media published backgrounds of experts and reported the arrival information of the special plane as soon as possible.
The Philippine Disaster Relief Foundation's Anti-epidemic Committee, established on April 2, Yang Huahong, the leader of the logistics support team and the chairman of the Philippine Chinese Friendship Association, told the China News Service that we are fully prepared to ensure the safety of the medical expert team in the Philippines , Work and life go smoothly.
The local Chinese charity has recruited more than 20 multilingual medical volunteers from Chinese citizens in the Philippines. They will cooperate with the medical expert team in the three Chinese hospitals and will learn from Chinese experts in accordance with the requirements of the embassy to effectively improve self-help. Level, to provide more professional diagnosis and treatment services for the majority of compatriots.
As of April 4, a total of 3094 cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in the Philippines, and 144 patients have died. (Finish)