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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said China is not only committed to protecting its own people in the fight against COVID-19, but also helping the international community contain the pandemic, which highlights China's image as a responsible country.
Khan made the remarks Thursday when attending the groundbreaking ceremony of an isolation hospital supported by the Chinese government.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government and people have taken timely, decisive, scientific and effective prevention and control measures to successfully contain the spread of the disease, showing China's firm political determination and remarkable organizing capability, Khan said.
The prime minister expressed admiration for China's major achievements in fighting COVID-19 and conveyed sincere gratitude to China for supporting Pakistan in helping contain the disease, adding that with China's help and support, he believed Pakistan can overcome the difficulties and control the spread of the disease as soon as possible.
Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing, who also attended the ceremony, said China and Pakistan are true friends who share weal and woe and good brothers who share each other's joys and sorrows, adding that Pakistan firmly supported China in its fight against COVID-19, and now China is willing to share its experience in prevention and control of the disease.
China has provided test kits, surgical and N95 masks, protection clothes and ventilators to Pakistan, and China is ready to provide more urgently needed medical supplies and help Pakistan build the isolation hospital, Yao said.
According to the data released by the health ministry of Pakistan, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 1,235 on Friday.
