JERUSALEM, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Doctors from a southern Israeli medical center turned to their Chinese colleagues in the city of Wuhan for experience in dealing with COVID-19.
Israeli medical experts from Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital and Chinese medical experts from Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital held a video meeting on Thursday.
The meeting was initiated by Ashdod mayor Yechiel Lasry and head of external relations at the municipality Aryella Rosenthal.
"It was important for me that our hospital in Ashdod would learn from our colleagues in Wuhan," Aryella Rosenthal said, "I believe this is just the beginning of the cooperation."
Many issues were raised during the meeting, including how to support medical staff and their families during the peak of the outbreak. The two sides also discussed psychological care for the patients and doctors. The Chinese doctors also shared different medical protocols they tried.
The number of coronavirus patients in Israel has reached 14,882, with the death toll climbing to 193 as of Friday.
Wuhan and Ashdod have been sister cities since 2011. There has been a series of cooperation in culture and arts. Chinese firms have also made investments in the Israeli port city.
At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, children from Ashdod participated in a video showing solidarity with Wuhan, while mayor Lasry sent a letter to his counterpart in the city expressing concerns and offering condolences. Enditem
