Teams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China Global Television Network reports.
Their exact number unspecified, but they are drawn from Sichuan Province and Tianjin Municipality.
They left for Africa on Thursday according to China’s foreign ministry.
They will share experience, provide guidance and technical advice on epidemic prevention in the two countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian is quoted as saying.
In Nigeria, the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) has brought some Chinese doctors into the country to help fight the coronavirus.
The CCECC also delivering amongst others around 16-tons of test kits, ventilators, disinfection machine, disposable medical masks, N95 masks, medicines, rubber gloves, protective gowns, goggles, face shields, infra-red thermometers and other critical care items, through a chartered flight operated by Air Peace.
The Managing Director of the CCECC Nigeria Micheal Jiang also said the company is participating in the construction of two COVID-19 response facilities in the FCT for free as part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities.
