Chinese health experts provide guidance and medical assistance to contain COVID-19 outbreak in Iraq

Members of a Chinese expert team give health instructions on how to wear facial masks to avoid infection with COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, at a community center in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 16, 2020. A Chinese team of seven health experts is providing guidance and medical assistance to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in Iraq. The experts are helping Iraqi health authorities prioritize response strategies, fill testing gaps and bring China's experience to benefit the worn-torn country. The Chinese expert team arrived in Baghdad on March 7 and is expected to stay in the country for one month. (Xinhua)
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