UK says 'good cooperation' with China over COVID-19 crisis

The British government has expressed satisfaction about the help it has received from China to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.

Speaking to the press on Monday, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said: “We need to bring as many countries together, if we're going to collaborate effectively in tackling this crisis and stopping further waves.

"We had good cooperation with the Chinese government in terms of repatriating UK nationals from Wuhan. But obviously, after the crisis has abated, I think the time would be right to conduct a kind of lessons learnt and I am sure the World Health Organization will be at the forefront of that."

Officials from Britain and China have been in touch with each other since the disease spread beyond the Chinese mainland.

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has himself been infected and remains in self-isolation, spoke to China's President Xi Jinping on 23 March.

The two leaders resolved to work to ensure that knowledge about the most effective public health measures is shared between countries.

They also agreed on the wider need for ongoing international cooperation, particularly through the G20, to share expertise, support the global economic system and strengthen the ability of vulnerable countries to tackle the virus.

(CGTN)