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Pakistan willing to learn from China to combat Coronavirus




By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza, stated that Pakistan was willing to learn more from China's experience. 

“We will further strengthen exchanges and cooperation on epidemic prevention and control to achieve this goal,” he stated after his meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, in Islamabad. 

They exchanged views on the current prevention and steps to rein in the COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan. 


“Ever since the outbreak of the new Coronavirus in Pakistan, China and Pakistan have maintained close communication. We are thankful to the Chinese government, local governments, enterprises and non-governmental friendly people for providing Pakistan with a lot of medical supplies,” Dr Zafar Mirza remarked. 

“Under the leadership of the Chinese Communists party and government, the Chinese people widely succeeded in defeating the epidemic and provided a model for the global response to the epidemic,” he complimented. 

The Chinese Ambassador didn’t mince words in describing Coronavirus as a test which the world was facing. Since the outbreak, the Pakistani government and all sections of society have expressed understanding and support for China's fight against the epidemic, and provided assistance. 

Ambassador Yao specially mentioned President Dr Arif Alvi’s recent visit to China in person. 

“The Chinese government and people have also provided assistance to Pakistan and will continue to stand firmly with the Pakistani people and take more positive measures to support the Pakistani response to the epidemic by jointly fighting the epidemic, China-Pakistan's all-weather strategic cooperative partnership will be further deepened, and the foundation of the China-Pakistan community of shared destiny will be more solid,” the Chinese Ambassador added.

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