PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A team of medical experts sent by the Chinese government met with Malaysian health experts and medical personnel on Monday to share China's experiences in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chinese experts met with Malaysia's Health Minister Adham Baba and other senior health officials, and also held a video conference session with health experts and doctors from more than two dozen public hospitals.
Chen Chaw Min, secretary-general of Malaysia's health ministry, hoped the experiences shared by the Chinese experts could help Malaysia to better address the pandemic.
The Chinese team will visit Malaysia's hospitals and laboratories, among other facilities, to get an understanding of Malaysia's measures against the COVID-19, Chen said.
Chan said by sharing experiences, Malaysia and China could find out how to move forward with cooperation and come up with better measures in addressing the epidemic situation.
The eight-member Chinese Anti-COVID-19 Medical team was organized by China's National Health Commission and selected by the health commission of Guangdong Province. They arrived in Malaysia on Saturday for a two-week program.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia rose to 5,425 after 36 new cases were recorded on Monday. Enditem
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