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The Italian Embassy in China on Tuesday expressed gratitude and solicited more support from the Chinese public on social media for supporting the country in its fight against COVID-19 amid surging infections and deaths in Italy.

The embassy said on China’s Sina Weibo “Many people expressed their support for the novel coronavirus emergency in Italy” in both Chinese and Italian and “Thank you for your love and support” in Chinese. 

The embassy also published two methods of donating and crowdfunding for Italy.

“Interested people can donate to the Italian Red Cross, which is actively working on the front lines in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defense,” said the embassy.

Many Chinese netizens commented, “Stay strong, Italy!”

According to data published by the World Health Organization (WHO), Italy has reported 27,980 confirmed infections as of 23:00 (CET) on March 16, topping the WHO European Region. Among them, 2,158 deaths have been reported in the country.

The WHO declared Europe as the epicenter of the pandemic, and said about 5,000 people have died globally.

The Chinese medical expert team sent to support Italy in the battle against COVID-19 left China on March 12. Experts told the Global Times that they will learn more about the local epidemic situation as soon as possible and adjust approaches to treat infected patients in Italy. 

Global Times