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China's aid

Syria on Wednesday received 2,016 COVID-19 test kits donated by China to help its fight against the virus, which had infected 33 people and killed two by Wednesday.

More Chinese aid will be sent to Syria in batches, according to China's Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao.

In Riyadh, a team of eight Chinese medical experts arrived in the Saudi Arabian capital on Wednesday with medical supplies to help combat COVID-19, as the kingdom reported 493 new cases, taking the total number to 5,862.

Also on Wednesday, Algeria received a second batch of medical donations from China, including face masks, testing devices, and personal protection equipment.

Algeria has 2,160 confirmed cases, of whom 336 have died.

In Rwanda, the country's health minister Daniel Ngamije said on Wednesday that frontline doctors in Rwanda could learn from Chinese experts, who shared anti-epidemic experience in hospital management, emergency response and medical staff training through a webinar.

The two sides had fruitful exchanges, and the Rwandan side was able to learn from the experiences of the 11 Chinese experts, Ngamije said.

The central African country has reported 136 cases with 54 recoveries.

Agencies - Xinhua