XI’AN, China, April 23 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — On April 10, a special video conference took place in the ancient city of Xi’an in northwest China, according to Xi’an Municipal Government. An expert team comprised of professors from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University shared experiences of COVID-19 prevention and control with medical experts from 13 countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Pakistan. Prior to this, the team that provided medical assistance to Wuhan had already shared experiences and insights with medical workers in Italy, Australia, the United States and several other countries.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, China has implemented comprehensive and stringent prevention and control measures. During the critical period when China was fighting the epidemic at its peak, more than 60 international sister cities, international organizations and other international collaborators offered whatever support they could to the people of Xi’an and donated epidemic prevention supplies such as medical masks and protective clothing. After so much hard work, China has made phased achievements in containing the outbreak, and the ancient capital of Xi’an is reviving its prosperity.