“We are doing our best to help Nepal at this time”:Wang Wenbin

May 8, Kathmandu - Neighboring country India is in the hotspot of the second wave of Corona. The number of infected people is increasing day by day in Nepal as well. The death toll is also higher than the previous year.

At a press briefing at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a time when corona infections are on the rise in Nepal, media persons asked Spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s: Is China really helping Nepal to control corona?

Spokesperson Wenbin’s said that Nepal is their neighbor and strategic partner. He said the two countries have been working together since the beginning of the Corona epidemic. "Corona has become the biggest issue in China-Nepal friendship at the moment," he said during the briefing.

He said that the rate of corona infection was spreading rapidly in Nepal and that they were always there to help. He recalled that he had recently held virtual discussions with South Asian countries.

Some time ago, China had joint discussions with Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. He said that corona-related assistance would be provided to Nepal soon.

Nepal Airlines Corporation's ship is going to Beijing today to get the oxygen cylinder provided by the Chinese government. Out of 20,000 empty cylinders, 400 empty cylinders will be brought in the first phase.