
A member of the Chinese medical expert team checks the medical equipments at a converted COVID-19 quarantine facility at the Philippine International Conference Center in Manila, the Philippines, April 14, 2020. The Philippines is taking a leaf from China's experience in battling against the highly infectious coronavirus disease, a senior Philippine health official said on Tuesday. Kenneth Ronquillo, assistant secretary of the Philippine Department of Health, made the remarks when he accompanied Chinese medical experts visiting a converted quarantine facility at the Philippine International Conference Center in Manila. The 12-member Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team comprises medical experts in the fields of infectious disease prevention and control, clinic treatment, and laboratory testing. They arrived in Manila on April 5 to share their first-hand experiences and best practices to the Philippine healthcare workers. (Xinhua/Yuan Mengchen)