Third Batch Of Medical Aid Arrives From China

Baghdad (NINA) - The Ministry of Health and Environment announced the arrival of the third batch of medical aid from China on Monday, including medical and preventive equipment and supplies to tackle the Corona virus. In the presence of the Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao, a number of officials from the Ministry of Health and a group of media outlets, the Iraqi plane that landed on Baghdad International Airport was received today morning. Ministry spokesman Dr. Seif Al-Badr said in a statement: "This plane is the third to arrive from the friendly country of China, as it has previously initiated the dispatch of two planes of medical aid needed to combat the Corona virus with a delegation of Chinese experts earlier, appreciating the efforts of the friendly country of China and all countries, the agencies that provide support to the Ministry of Health and its cadre to overcome the Corona pandemic crisis. For his part, the Chinese ambassador in Iraq praised the joint relations between the two countries stressing that this assistance reflects the extent of China's friendship with Iraq to overcome this crisis, especially as this virus is dangerous and needs concerted efforts of all. Tao praised the health efforts made by the Iraqi Ministry of Health to confront the virus and its good measures to prevent the epidemic from spreading and containing it without being underestimated by the citizens, noting: "This evaluation is from the team of China experts who visited Iraq at the beginning of the crisis and informed of the Iraqi health laboratories in Baghdad, the provinces and protocols therapeutic for Corona Virus Patients. "/ End