China sends medical team to Pakistan

Medical experts attend a departure ceremony at the airport in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 28, 2020. China has sent an 8-member team of medical experts to Pakistan to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The team, organized by the National Health Commission, consists of experts selected by the health commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Sadat)

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China has sent a team of medical experts to Pakistan to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced Saturday.

The team, organized by the National Health Commission, consists of experts selected by the health commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Geng said in a press statement.

The team left for Pakistan on Saturday afternoon, he said.