TUNIS, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia on Saturday received medical supplies and equipment from China to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Tunisian presidency.
"China has responded without hesitation to the presidency's request to protect the medical and paramedical staff, as well as all agents of various other sectors who are standing in the frontline of this war that all humanity is fighting," the presidency said in a statement.
It underlined the need to distribute the Chinese aid to all the concerned persons, including health workers, the security and military forces, as well as the media staff.
As of Friday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tunisia reached 227, including seven deaths.
