Iraq- Opening an Iraqi-Chinese laboratory to diagnose cases of corona

Baghdad- Iraq 25/03/2020

Today, in the city of medicine in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the Molecular Biological Laboratory for Corona Virus Diagnosis was opened, in cooperation with the Chinese government, within the frameworks of cooperation between the two countries to combat the rapid spread of the Corona virus in Iraq, the laboratory is equipped with modern and advanced laboratory equipment that will contribute greatly to the diagnosis of corona infected cases very quickly, Medical cadres will also be trained in Baghdad and the provinces through remote communication by China hospitals, and the laboratory will receive samples from all provinces of Iraq, and the opening came during a press conference held by the Minister of Health and Environment, Jaafar Sadiq Allawi, and the Chinese ambassador to Iraq, Zhang Tao.