As of 17:00 on the March 11 Beijing time, the number of countries and regions affected by the pandemic outside China has reached 113. The number of newly diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus has increased by 4,596 from the previous day, reaching a total of 37,371. Compared with the previous day, it increased by 258 cases and reached a total of 1130 cases.
China has sent medical teams to Pakistan, Iran, Italy, etc. China also assisted and donated medical supplies to countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic outside China.
South Korea & Chongqing
China and South Korea have always been friends and good neighbors. They are a community of shared destiny in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. After the outbreak of China's COVID-19 virus, Seoul and Incheon, Chongqing's international friendly cities, have given great support and stay in solidarity with Chongqing, which deeply impressed Chongqing people.
masks donated by South Korea
Seoul gave 3,000 pieces of protective clothing and 2,000 goggles to Chongqing. Jeollanam-do's citizens also donated 10,000 KF94 masks to Chongqing. Governor of Jeollanam-do sent a letter to the people of Chongqing expressing their most sincere condolences.
Recently, the pandemic of COVID-19 in South Korea has continued to increase. At the time of the crisis, Chongqing and the Korean friend cities went hand in hand. They worked together to fight against the pandemic, overcome difficulties, and provide help to the Korean cities. Chongqing has coordinated the organization of a group of medical protective masks and other medical supplies that took off on March 11 and sent to Seoul, South Korea, and Jeollanam-do to help the two places fight against the virus. In the joint fight against the pandemic, the friendship between the peoples of Chongqing, China, and South Korea will surely deepen.
Staff from Chongqing Red Cross Charity Federation said, "Comrades at the airport ground service today learned that we are organizing donations to South Korea and will support other countries in the future. Thumbs up for their efforts of speeding up the customs clearance. I am so proud to be a person in Chongqing, and I pray for the fight against pandemic worldwide. We must give full supports and cooperation!" and staff from custom in Jiangbei International Airport said that for materials donated by the Chongqing government, they completed customs declaration within 0.4 hours.
Shapingba District Donates Prevention Materials to Guiyang District, Incheon, South Korea
Guiyang District, Incheon, South Korea received the masks donated by its friend: Shapingba district in Chongqing
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shapingba District has paid close attention to the pandemic development in Guiyang District, Incheon, South Korea, while trying its best to fight the pandemic. On March 10, after learning that the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Guiyang District, and the number of confirmed cases in Incheon has doubled, Shapingba District decided to immediately donate masks to Guiyang District to support Guiyang District fights the pandemic.
At noon on March 11, 80,000 medical surgical masks and 20,000 medical masks urgently collected in Shapingba District were sent to its friendly city Guiyang district, Incheon, South Korea. The batch of anti-pandemic materials will arrive at Incheon Airport in South Korea on March 13 for anti-pandemic prevention.
Together with the anti-pandemic materials, a letter of condolences from Shapingba District to Guiyang District was also issued. The letter stated that it hoped to jointly resist the pandemic with Guiyang District by donating anti-pandemic materials, and looked forward to the two districts continuing to deepen exchanges and cooperation to achieve joint development after the pandemic.
China's supports to other countries:
Pakistan
comments by Pakistan netizens on social media
Pakistan, a country fully supported by China in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been suffering from locust disasters recently. The Chinese aid that arrived in Karachi on the 9th consisted of two parts-anti-pandemic materials and the first batch of relief materials including:
free assistance of 50,000 liters of malathion (50 tons), 14 air-powered high-efficiency remote sprayers, and 12,000 COVID-19 test kits.
In early February this year, China urgently dispatched 1,000 COVID-19 test kits to alleviate Pakistan's urgent needs.
In response to the locust disaster in Pakistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China also sent a locust prevention and control working group to field inspections in various provinces of Pakistan on February 23 to propose a comprehensive locust control plan.
Iran
A team of the Chinese Red Cross Society arrived in Iran
In the early morning of February 29, local time, a group of five volunteers from the Chinese Red Cross Society arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran and brought Chinese-assisted medical supplies. Chinese experts said that they would take the time to learn about the pandemic situation in Iran, and exchange experiences with their counterparts in Iran to promote cooperation in the medical and health fields. Also, the Iranian ambassador to China posted a Weibo on the 28th, saying that the anti-pandemic materials donated by China to Iran have arrived, including nucleic acid test kits, oxygen generators, disinfection powders, and electronic thermometers. Earlier, the Chinese Embassy in Iran and Chinese companies in Iran had donated 250,000 masks and 5,000 nucleic acid test kits.
five volunteers from the Chinese Red Cross Society arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran
Italy
The latest data shows that in Italy, 2313 new cases were diagnosed in a single day, a total of 12,462 confirmed cases, 196 new deaths, and 827 deaths. According to reports, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to 101 cities in the country.
On the 11th, five experts from Sichuan Province set off for Italy. They will form a volunteer team of the Red Cross Society of China with a vice president of the Chinese Red Cross Society and an expert from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that he would provide medical aid to Italy. If the Italian needs it, China is also willing to send a medical team to Italy to help fight the pandemic.
Cambodia
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, photo by Xinhua
On March 9, a Chinese ship carrying more than 60 containers arrived at Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
Affected by the pandemic, the Cambodian garment processing industry has recently faced a shortage of raw materials. As a result, China quickly mobilized a large number of raw materials for shipment to Cambodia, helping Cambodia to solve its difficulties.
"No other country in the world can provide Cambodia with sincere and unselfish help like China. Cambodia and China are a community of destiny," said Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen commented. On March 10, Samdech Hun Sen again posted on social media, thanking China for its timely assistance.
Source: Chongqing Foreign & Overseas Affairs Office, People's Daily, Xinhua