China ready to help to countries hit by coronavirus

The Chinese authorities are ready to provide effective assistance to the countries that were the hardest hit by the novel coronavirus, China's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu said.

"We are ready to provide all possible assistance to the countries that have faced a difficult situation due to the spread of pneumonia," TASS cited the diplomat as saying.

According to him, the Chinese government would bolster partnership with other nations on the track of medicine and pharmaceutics, including in order to develop an efficient vaccine against the novel coronavirus. 

Ma Zhaoxu also said that Beijing will keep the problem in the focus of its attention, ensuring full transparency in efforts to combat the disease, the senior diplomat emphasized.