To Italy with love from Zhejiang
A team of 12 Chinese medical personnel from Zhejiang province, including experts in epidemics, will fly from Shanghai to Milan, Italy, on Wednesday, one of the first teams sent by the Chinese government to support the fight against COVID-19.
The experts, led by respiratory specialist Qiu Yuanqing, include professionals from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine's No. 1 Affiliated Hospital, together with the Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and Tongde Hospital.
The team will bring along 30 sets of specialized gear for treating COVID-19, such as ventilators, patient monitors, dual-channel infusion pumps and two sets of portable ultrasonic diagnostic equipment. In addition, 60,000 test kits and other medical materials, weighing 6 metric tons will make the trip.
So far, Zhejiang has donated 35.4 tons of medical materials to Italy.
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