No need to evacuate SA citizens due to coronavirus, Chinese ambassador says
Lin Songtian says China is better placed to deal with the crisis, given its financial muscle
03 February 2020 - 16:43
Chinese ambassador Lin Songtian has insisted his country was safe and there was no need for South Africa to evacuate its citizens currently residing in China.
He said China was better placed to deal with the crisis, given its financial muscle, and noted that the country managed to build a 1000-bed hospital in 10 days to deal with the epidemic. He said all forms of public transportation had been suspended and a national quarantine project launched...
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