China has sent medical aid to Pakistan to fight against virus outbreak

A plane loaded with medical personnel and supplies  sent from china to combat  the spread of the coronavirus in Pakistan. China is  portraying itself as a global leader in the fight against the outbreak, which began a few months ago in its Wuhan province. 

The plane carrying aid to Pakistan was met at the Islamabad airport by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who received  the arriving Chinese doctors and officials. China had formerly sent ventilators and masks to Pakistan. Pakistan, with a population of 220 million, has 1,408 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including 11 deaths from the illness it causes, COVID-19.