European countries receive medical supplies from China for fighting coronavirus

Viruses know no borders and are a common challenge faced by humanity. No country can stay out of or be immune from the epidemic. Therefore, China offers help to those in need. Recently some European countries have recieved medical supplies from China or Chinese firms and communities to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airport employees unload cargoes containing medical supplies at Chopin International Airport in Warsaw, Poland on March 31, 2020. A plane from China carrying protective gear for Polish medical services to fight the coronavirus epidemic has landed in Warsaw, the press office of the Polish Foreign Ministry said Tuesday in a statement. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)

A plane from China carrying protective gear for Polish medical services to fight the coronavirus epidemic has landed in Warsaw, the press office of the Polish Foreign Ministry said Tuesday in a statement.

According to the Twitter account of the Chinese Ambassador to Poland Liu Guangyuan, within the framework of Chinese humanitarian aid, the Chinese government provided 10,000 COVID-19 test kits, as well as 20,000 N95 respirators, 5,000 protective suits, 5,000 medical goggles and other protective materials needed in the fight against the coronavirus.

Also, Belarus has received more than 2,000 rapid coronavirus tests, medical protective suits, infrared thermometers, safety glasses, disposable gloves and shoe covers from China, according to Boris Androsyuk, Deputy Health Minister of Belarus.

The medical humanitarian aid from China arrived in Belarus on April 1, 2020. Belarus had earlier sent medical goods to China, Androsyuk said. The Chinese embassy will purchase 10,000 tests with reagents for detecting coronavirus, masks, protective clothing, infrared thermometers, pulse oximeters and other medical supplies for Belarus.