Chinese medical team begins mission to Algeria
By Tan Yingzi in Chongqing |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-05-14 13:40
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A team of 20 medical professionals from Chongqing and the Macao Special Administrative Region boarded a plane in Chongqing on Thursday morning and departed for Algeria to help the African country contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the invitation of the Algerian government, the Chinese experts will share information about epidemic control and prevention, treatment and testing.
The team includes 15 medical workers from Chongqing and five from the Macao SAR, covering the fields of respiratory and infectious diseases, intensive care, cardiology, traditional Chinese medicine, laboratory work, epidemiology and nursing.
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