Medical team arrives in Burkina Faso

By Yang Cheng in Tianjin | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-04-17 12:30

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China's first medical team aiding African's COVID-19 protection and control from Tianjin People's Hospital arrived Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on April 16. [Photo by Liang Liang/For China Daily]

China's first medical team sent to Burkina Faso in West Africa — 12 experts to help the country protect itself against COVID-19 — arrived in Ouagadougou, the capital, on Thursday.

The team, assigned from Tianjin People's Hospital, has specialists in intensive care, respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, traditional Chinese medicine, medical imaging, epidemic research, disinfection and medical care.

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