President for strengthening Pak-China cooperation in battling infectious diseases

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has underlined the need of strengthening Pak-China bilateral cooperation in battling infectious diseases, including Covid-19.

He was talking to an eight-member team of Chinese doctors and medical experts led by Dr Ma Minghui in Islamabad today (Thursday).

He underlined that there should be more exchanges between medical and health professionals of both countries to chalk out strategies to effectively contain the spread of such epidemics in future.

The President said coronavirus has become a threat to global health system and massive efforts are required to deal with the dangers posed by the virus.

The medical experts thanked government of Pakistan for inviting them and helping them share their experiences in dealing with the aftermath of coronavirus.

They lauded the swift efforts of the government of Pakistan that led to the containment of the virus.