The
Charge d’ Affaires ad interim of The Gambia Embassy in Beijing, China, Ms.
Fatou Kinneh Jobe says the Embassy of the Republic of The Gambia in Beijing,
China was closely monitoring the situation of the outbreak of the Coronavirus
in China, but no Gambian so far has been infected.
“In Wuhan, Hubei Province, the epicenter of
the disease, there are 20 Gambian students living there, but no Gambian citizen
is infected in China,” she confirmed.
She
indicated that 5,974 confirmed coronavirus cases and 132 deaths have been
reported on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday midnight.
She
states that The Gambia Embassy in Beijing was in close contact with the Gambian
Student Union in China and the Gambian Association in Guangzhou and all Gambian
citizens in China are advised to monitor the situation and take preventive
measures.
She
indicated that His Excellency Xi Jinping, the president of the Peoples Republic
of China has encouraged unity against the coronavirus. During his meeting with
the director general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, President Xi emphasized that people’s lives and health remain the
top priority of his government and disease prevention and control is the most
important task at present.
Ms.
Jobe informs that about 2,300 medical workers from across the Chinese mainland
arrived in Hubei province on Tuesday to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of
the pneumonia disease caused by a novel coronavirus and The Gambia is confident
in China’s ability to overcome this crisis.
On
behalf of the government of The Gambia, Ms Jobe extends sincere condolences to
the bereaved families due to the contagion. She commends the People’s Republic
of China for its timely response to the novel coronavirus outbreak and extends
appreciation for its tremendous efforts to curb the spread of the disease.
The
Gambia, she added, stands in solidarity with China against the coronavirus and
reaffirms The Gambia’s commitment to further strengthen bilateral cooperation
between the two countries.
