(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese Ambassador to Russia: More than 14,000 health packs have been distributed and strive to achieve full coverage
China News Agency, Moscow, April 30 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui revealed in an interview with the media on the 30th that more than 14,000 health kits have been distributed to overseas Chinese and businessmen and students studying abroad. .
Zhang Hanhui said that at present, the Russian epidemic has reached a very critical time point. Russian infectious disease experts predict that the peak of the epidemic situation is coming. As of April 27, the Chinese Embassy in Russia has distributed 6,000 health kits to overseas Chinese and Chinese businessmen, including Lianhua Qingwen capsules, Chinese medicine sachets and masks; more than 8,000 health kits have been issued to overseas students for sick students Urgently provided medicines and other materials for more than 20 times; provided more than 20,000 masks, more than 3,000 boxes of medicines, and more than 2,000 sachets for Chinese-funded institutions. With the continuous supply of domestic material resources, health packages will be issued one after another, and strive to achieve full coverage.
On April 18, the Chinese government went to Russia to fight against epidemic medical experts and successfully completed its mission. In this regard, Zhang Hanhui said that the Russian anti-epidemic experts highly appraised the Chinese national defense epidemic experience and the professional level of the expert group. Russia is currently in the epidemic prevention period. The timely arrival of the Chinese medical expert team and Chinese aid materials once again highlights the particularity and important connotation of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation in the new era. This is a Chinese-Russian story of mutual help and overcoming difficulties. It is also a prelude to the cooperation between the two countries in the framework of the "China-Russia Year of Scientific and Technological Innovation". The traditional friendship between China and Russia will continue to deepen in the fight against the epidemic and continue from generation to generation in pragmatic cooperation.
Commenting on US President Trump ’s announcement that the United States will suspend funding of the new coronavirus epidemic on the grounds of WHO ’s ineffective response to the New Coronavirus epidemic, Zhang Hanhui said that at a critical moment in the current global fight against the epidemic, he supported WHO Organizing and supporting the Director-General is to uphold the ideas and principles of multilateralism and to maintain the unity of the international community in the fight against the epidemic. At present, the people of all countries need the WHO, and WHO is needed to save lives and overcome the virus. China has always attached great importance to the status and role of WHO, and is willing to increase its support for WHO through various channels on the basis of existing cooperation.
Zhang Hanhui said that the international community can overcome the virus only through solidarity and cooperation, and blindly attacking and discrediting others can neither make up for the wasted time, nor save the lost lives. It is hoped that Western politicians who are keen on dumping pots and discrediting others will respect life, facts, science, and international public opinion, stop accusations of unprovoked attacks, stop making irresponsible remarks, focus more on national anti-epidemic work, and promote international cooperation. (Finish)