AworkertransfersmedicalsuppliesfromChinainCairo,Egypt,onMay10,2020.EgyptreceivedonSundaythesecondbatchofmedicalaidfromtheChinesegovernmentfortheNorthAfricancountrytofighttheCOVID-19epidemic.(Xinhua/WuHuiwo)
CAIRO,May10(Xinhua)--EgyptreceivedonSundaythesecondbatchofmedicalaidfromtheChinesegovernmentfortheNorthAfricancountrytofighttheCOVID-19epidemic.
Thesecondbatchconsistsof440boxesweighing4.7tons,including10,000N95facemasks,10,000protectivesuitsand70,000nucleicaciddetectionreagents,saidChineseAmbassadortoEgyptLiaoLiqianginaceremonyheldattheheadquartersofEgypt'shealthministry'smainstorehouseformedicalsuppliesinCairo.
"ThisisanimportantmomentforEgypttofighttheepidemic,maintainproductionandpromoteeconomicdevelopmentatthesametime,"theChineseambassadortoldapressconferenceonthesidelinesoftheceremony.
"ChinahasalwaysbeensupportingtheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentofEgypt,"Liaotoldtheattendees,expressinghisbeliefthatundertheleadershipsofbothcountries"ChinaandEgyptwillworktogethertofinallyovercometheepidemic."
ThefirstbatchofChinesemedicalaidtoEgyptwasdeliveredinmid-April,whichconsistedof20,000N95facemasks,10,000protectivesuitsand10,000testingkitsforCOVID-19.
Thethirdbatch,whichwillbedeliveredlaterthismonth,includes150,000N95masks,1millionsurgicalmasks,70,000medicalprotectivesuits,70,000pairsofdisposablesurgicalglovesand1,000thermometers,weighingabout30tons,accordingtotheChineseambassador.
ItisworthnotingthatseveralChineseprovincialandmunicipalgovernments,organizationsandenterpriseshavealsodeliveredmedicalsuppliestoEgypt,suchasfacemasks,protectivesuits,testingreagents,andartificialintelligenceCTscreeningsystemforlungscanning.
TheceremonywasattendedbyanumberofChineseandEgyptiandiplomatsandofficials,includingWaelal-Sa'ei,Egyptianassistanthealthministerforfinancialandadministrativeaffairs.
"WewouldliketoofferoursincerethanksandappreciationtotheChinesegovernmentforthesupportithasbeenandisstillprovidingforEgypttofacethespreadofthenovelcoronavirus,"saidtheEgyptianassistanthealthminister.
Suchsupport"strengthensmutualcooperationbetweenthetwocountriesandenhancestheclosetiesbetweenthetwopeoplesofEgyptandChina,"headded.
Al-Sa'eialsothankedChina'sAlibabaGroupfordonatingtoEgypt5.5tonsofmedicalsuppliesanddevicesin512boxes.
"WehopethatthesedifficultconditionswillbeoverandtheEgyptian-Chinesetieswillcontinueprosperinginallfieldsofcooperation,"saidtheEgyptianofficialduringtheceremony.