The ministry of health has called on the Chinese government
to lend its technical support to the fight against Coronavirus (COVID19), in
the country, following 40 confirmed cases, two discharged and one death
recorded.
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, made the plea, when Zhou
Pingjian, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, made a donation of medical supplies
and equipment to the ministry, on Monday in Abuja.
Ehanire commended the Chinese government for winning the
fight against COVID19 as businesses and organisations have been allowed to
reopen.
He said that the measures implemented by the Chinese
government during the outbreak would be instructive to the country in order to
control the virus.
The minister said the experience in China reinforced the
importance of listening to science and public health experts during the
pandemic.
He, therefore, asked the Chinese government to support
Nigeria with its public health experts that would aide the country to review
its strategies.
He said Nigeria would like to learn from the Chinese
government on how they were able to put in place unprecedented containment and
social distancing measures.
Ehanire said the country need mobility for contact tracing,
ventilators, testing kits, and personal protective equipment,(PPE), to aide the
fight against COVID-19 in the country.
Earlier, Pingjian said they would not forget sympathy and
support extended by Nigeria when the Chinese people were in the most
challenging stage of battling the epidemic.
“Virus respect no borders. In the face of public health
emergencies, a common challenge humanity, the most powerful weapon we have is
solidarity and cooperation,” he said.
“To protect the health and wellbeing of the Nigerian people
and actually all the people living in Nigeria, the authorities have been
working assiduously on the epidemic response in a science based, rational and
professional way from day one.”
The ambassador said the Chinese government have full
confidence in Nigeria’s determination and capacity to defeat the virus
ultimately.
He advocated for Nigerians to continue to treat the Chinese
national in the country as their bothers and sisters.
“You throw a peach to me, and I give you a white jade for
friendship. t is China’s traditional virtue to repay goodwill with greater
kindness,” he said.
Zhou noted that China would support Nigeria in the fight
against COVID19 and stand ready to assist, to the best of its capacity.
He said despite the daunting task of epidemic control
remaining in China, China would try its best to provide medical supplies to
Nigeria and do whatever it would do to support the country.
“China will continue to share information and experience
with Nigeria, and strengthen cooperation on containment, treatment and vaccines
in response to the COVID-19 challenge, with a view to building together a
community of shared health for mankind,” he said.
The items donated were, gloves, N-95 mask, surgical mask,
shoe cover, head cover, digital clinical thermometer and hand held non-contact
infrared thermometer.
Others are hand sanitisers with dispenser stands and
refills, chlorine disinfectant bleach, disposable surgical gown, white safety
boots, liquid hand wash, couch rolls , Tyvek suit, Goggles, laptop, desktop,
printer, copier and scanner machine.
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