'True friend' China helps Algeria battle coronavirus


  • China
  • Saturday, 04 Apr 2020

A view of an empty street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Algiers, Algeria. To fight the outbreak, an Air Algerie plane arrived in the capital Algiers from Beijing carrying a 13-member Chinese medical team and equipment, including respirators, worth around US$450,000. - Reuters

AlLGIERS: As adversity strikes in the form of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Algeria has found a helping hand in China, an old friend and the top exporter to Africa's largest country.

An Air Algerie plane arrived in the capital Algiers from Beijing on March 27 carrying a 13-member Chinese medical team and equipment, including respirators, worth around US$450,000.

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