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MANILA, Philippines – Chinese officials and health professionals, who visited the country to share their advice on the prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), suggested that testing capabilities should be improved, as well as Quarantine sites should be improved. built, the Chinese embassy said on Friday.
“Based on China’s anti-epidemic experience, China’s team of medical experts has also put forward some technical suggestions regarding improving diagnostic and treatment capabilities, building more medical and quarantine sites, and tracking the source of all cases. suspects, for the Philippine reference to effectively fight the epidemic, “Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said at an online news conference.
Huang added that the 12-man team of medical experts noted that the Philippine government took “rapid and strong prevention and control measures against the epidemic.”
The Chinese government-sent medical team arrived in the Philippines on April 5.
During their visit to Manila, the team of medical experts met with the Department of Health, the staff of the Incident Command System and the officials of the Regional Office of the World Health Organization for the Western Pacific “to exchange experiences and practices, with the goal of further improving the Philippines’ epidemic prevention and control policies and improving diagnosis, treatment and executive capacity. “
Medical experts, Huang added, visited more than 10 medical agencies, including the Tropical Medicine Research Institute and the Philippine Lung Center. They also spoke with officials and public health professionals.
“In addition to providing the latest edition of China’s novel coronavirus pneumonia diagnosis, they also shared with the Philippine side their rich clinical experience and their methods of diagnosis and treatment and, in particular, protective measures for medical personnel” Huang said.
The team also held video conferences on epidemic prevention, as well as guidance on personal hygiene and health management. According to Huang, 70,000 people joined the online conferences.
The Philippines continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, with a record as of Friday of 5,878 COVID-19 cases, with 487 recoveries and 387 deaths.
Edited by JPV
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