European countries receive medical supplies from China for fighting coronavirus

Austrian staff receive masks donated by Chinese community in Vienna, Austria, March 31, 2020. The Chinese community living in the Austrian capital donated 39,600 respirator masks to the city on Tuesday. (Photo by Zhou Xiuyi/Xinhua)

The Chinese community living in the Austrian capital donated 39,600 respirator masks to the city on March 31.

The masks were handed over to Mayor Michael Ludwig in Vienna City Hall at a ceremony attended by Chinese Ambassador to Austria Li Xiaosi.

The Chinese community is grateful for the Austrian people's continued support and wants to help the fight against the coronavirus, Li said.

Ludwig thanked the Chinese community for their donation, calling it "a fine example of international solidarity."

Two days before that on March 29, the first batch of medical supplies from China, 12.5 tons in total, arrived at the Zagreb airport, the Croatian government said, calling it "another example of high-quality cooperation" between the two countries.

Another 10 tons of Chinese protective equipment arrived in Frankfurt on March 28.

Chinese Ambassador to Croatia Xu Erwen said that China is ready to share its experience on prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 with Croatia, provide medical supplies, and strengthen international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19.