“The return of beauty” .. Egypt receives 4 tons of medical and preventive assistance from China

For the second time, the Ministry of Health and Population announced on Sunday that it would receive an aid shipment of preventive medical supplies for the new Corona virus “Covid 19”, a gift from the People’s Republic of China to Egypt, as part of the depth and interdependence of relations between the two countries, and to enhance cooperation to counter the Corona virus.

Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, thanked the Chinese government and people for their gift to Egypt for the second time, highlighting the strength of bilateral relations between the two countries in recent years.

Dr. Khaled Mujahid, Advisor to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs and the official spokesman for the Ministry, said that he attended the delivery ceremony of the shipment, from the Egyptian side, Major General Wael Al-Saie, Deputy Minister of Health for Financial and Administrative Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Shawqi, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Cairo, and the Chinese side, both the Chinese ambassador to Cairo, Liao Li Chang, the embassy’s commercial adviser, Har Ping.

For his part, Major General Wael Al-Saie, Assistant Minister of Health for Financial and Administrative Affairs, explained that the second shipment presented today by the State of China weighs 4 tons and includes 70 thousand DNA analysis detectors for the Corona virus , 10,000 “N95” medical masks and 10,000 groups of Protective Clothing, noting that this shipment of medical aid is the second batch China provides to Egypt of the three batches allocated by the Chinese government to the Arab Republic of Egypt, where the The first shipment was received last April and reached 4 tons of preventive medical supplies consisting of 20 thousand «N95» masks, and 10 thousand protective clothing, bal In addition to the 10,000 detectors for the emerging coronavirus, the third batch will be received in the next days.

On behalf of Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister, both Major General Wael Al-Saie and Dr. Mohamed Shawky presented the shield of the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population to the Chinese Ambassador to Cairo, an expression of thanks and gratitude for cooperation between the peoples of China and Egypt, especially in light of the current conditions the country is going through, as the mail approached. The fact that the Chinese civil society institution “Ali Baba” also submitted to the Ministry of Health and Population a shipment of medical aid in the amount of 4.7 tons of medical and preventive supplies, and the procedures are being completed to receive.

Dr. Mohamed Shawky pointed out during the reception ceremony of the shipment to the depth of relations between the two countries in all fields, including giant projects, infrastructure projects and commercial exchange, as well as cooperation in the field of health, and noted that these shipments will be distributed to hospitals according to the needs of each hospital.

During his speech, the Chinese ambassador to Cairo, Liao Lichiang, indicated that a third batch of aid, larger than the previous two batches provided by the Chinese government, will be sent to the Egyptian government during the next period.

The Chinese ambassador to Cairo noted the phone call between President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, which took place on March 23, and discussed improving cooperation between the two countries to deal with the new Corona virus, saying: “Egypt has reached out to China sending shipments from» Protection and Aid Supplies at the start of the crisis, and we are now returning the favor.

He noted the strategic partnership that unites the two friendly countries and peoples over the years, stressing the importance of cooperation in health and other fields to achieve joint development between China and Egypt, as part of joint efforts from around the world to tackle the Corona virus, also highlighting their confidence in the sustainability and strength of future Egypt-China relations. .

He also noted the exchange of experiences between Chinese and Egyptian experts through holding meetings through the “videoconference” technique within the continuous exchange of experiences with Arab and African countries to confront the Corona virus, while pointing out the joint plant mask production facility located in the land of Egypt, which is expected to reach half a million muzzle per day per day, helping to meet the needs of the Egyptian state of muzzles, saying: “We are confident that Egypt it is under wise and strong leadership thanks to the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. “

It is worth mentioning that the Minister of Health and Population visited the People’s Republic of China on March 1st, loaded with a message of solidarity from President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and a gift from the Egyptian people, which is a shipment of medical supplies preventive, in the context of the depth of bilateral relations between the two countries, in addition to the exchange of experiences on precautionary measures to deal with the Corona virus. The noob