COVID-19: Chinese medical team arrives in Venezuela to help battle pandemic

China has sent a team of doctors to Venezuela to help nation fight coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, a team consisting of eight doctors arrived in Caracas, capital of Venezuela on March 30 from China's Jiangsu province. Media reports suggest that team that went to South American country h helped contain virus in Jiangsu, where all 631 infection cases were treated successfully. 

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According to reports, Dr. Huang Mao is team leer as he oversaw handling of global pandemic in Jiangsu and was he of province's coronavirus pneumonia treatment expert group. team also carried medical equipment along to Venezuela, including respirators, testing kits and protective gear, required for treatment of patients. team will vise local government on tackling crisis and will also share experiences from back home. 

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According to data by worldometer, Venezuela has so far recorded 135 confirmed coronavirus cases, of which three patients have lost ir lives. Venezuela is currently going through an ecomic crisis and pandemic is expected to push oil-rich country furrmore into pit. Venezuela is also succumbing to international sanctions put on by countries like United States and Cana. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 38,700 lives across world and has infected more than 8,01,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last week before Italy and Spain surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. United States and France are on verge of overtaking China in terms of number of deaths recorded in se countries. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.

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