Vlog: Chinese anti-COVID-19 medical team arrives in Malaysia

A team of medical experts sent by the Chinese government arrived here on Saturday to help Malaysia fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The eight-member expert team was received by the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian and officials from Malaysia's Ministry of Health upon their arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

During the contingent's two-week stay in Malaysia, they will share experience and expertise on fighting COVID-19 with their Malaysian counterparts, which may help Malaysia's efforts against the pandemic, said the Chinese ambassador.

"This is the time when governments and the people of China and Malaysia work together and look after each other to overcome the difficulties. It also demonstrates the deep and warm relationship between China and Malaysia," Bai added.

Malaysian Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Chinese expert team and Malaysian experts would share and exchange experience and views regarding COVID-19.

"We will discuss with our colleagues from China and we will see how we can cooperate, to improve our virus detection, our treatment and public health, and how we can work together with China," he told a daily press conference.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia rose to 5,305 after 54 new cases were recorded on Saturday.