A Pakistani rescue personnel checks the body temperature of a man during a drill, part of the preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19, in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on March 2, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

In order to help Pakistan cope with the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese government has decided to send an anti-epidemic medical expert team to Pakistan, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Saturday.

The team was set up by the National Health Commission and members were selected by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Health Commission.

The team set off on Saturday afternoon.