Shenzhen donates to sister cities

Shenzhen in Guangdong province, sent its first batch of donated epidemic-prevention materials to Milan, Italy, and Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday. They are two of its eight sister cities.

The coronavirus pandemic has struck 167 countries in the world, and Shenzhen wants to lend a helping hand to curb its spread.

So far, it has donated 270,000 surgical masks and other badly needed medical supplies to its eight sister cities, including Bern, Switzerland.