BEIJING: China will send expert groups and test kits, facilities and medical treatment equipment to bolster novel coronavirus containment and treatment in the nation’s border regions, according to a decision made at a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang.
The leading group of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak underlined the importance of unrelenting efforts to tighten management at border crossings and minimize unnecessary traffic to curb the importation of COVID-19 cases.
Expert groups will be sent to support epidemic containment, the building of temporary hospitals, the establishment of quarantine facilities and designated medical institutions and the treatment of infected patients in border areas, the group said in a statement.
The meeting highlighted the need for coordinated steps to ensure port management, quarantine, separated transfer of patients and stronger isolation and treatment measures.
China will step up international cooperation in epidemic containment and carry out strict quality supervision of its exported medical supplies, the group said, adding that ineligible exporters, those who failed to follow quality standards and those inflating the price of products and raw materials will be punished in accordance with the law.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
