Chinese experts in Laos to assist in Covid-19 fight


A Chinese customs officer in protective suit inspects documents of passengers on a Lao Airlines flight from Vientiane following a global outbreak of Covid-19, at Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming, Yunnan province, China March 27, 2020 - Reuters

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team, divided into two groups, have been cooperating with local governments and medical staff in fighting against the Covid-19, after arriving in Laos' southern and northern hubs of Pakse and Luang Prabang on Tuesday (April 7).

After arrival, the Chinese medical teams handed over anti-epidemic materials, donated by China, to the local governments, deputy team leader Shi Tongchuan told Xinhua on Wednesday.

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