China sends aid to Italy to help virus fight

Nine Chinese experts and several tonnes of medical aid have arrived on a special to flight to Italy to help the country fight Europe’s most serious coronavirus outbreak.

China, the epicentre of the outbreak that first emerged in December, has said the peak of the epidemic has passed in the country after a steady decline in the number of new cases.

After battling the deadly epidemic for several months, it has also sent support to Iran and Iraq to help fight the illness.

On Thursday, a flight carrying medical experts and supplies arrived in Rome to help the hard-hit country, which has more than 15,000 cases and over 1,000 deaths – the most outside of China.

The specialists had “been on the frontline since the first day in the epicentre of the virus“, said Francesco Rossa, the president of the Italian Red Cross.

“The exchange of experiences with our researchers is important.”

 

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