Chinese experts share COVID-19 treatment experience with Nepal via video conference

NANNING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A hospital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region shared COVID-19 treatment experience with Nepalese medical experts via a video conference on Monday.

Medics with the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University introduced their experience with epidemic prevention and control measures in detail, with an emphasis on crowd control, epidemiological investigation and management optimization.

Experts from 10 Nepalese medical institutions consulted their Chinese counterparts about the division of different medical zones, the ideal quarantine time and the necessity of wearing masks, among other issues.

The Nepalese medical experts also hailed the efforts of the hospital's active and effective prevention and control measures and expressed their appreciation to the Chinese experts for sharing valuable experience and timely technical cooperation.

Chen Junqiang, president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, said the hospital also had a video conference with Cambodian medical experts on April 2 on COVID-19 treatment and will continue to share anti-epidemic experience with countries in need.

According to Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population, the country has detected 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday.