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Chinese medical specialists in COVID-19 held their first meeting on Monday with Sudanese health officials in the country’s capital, Khartoum.

After completing their mission to Algeria, the Chinese team traveled to Sudan, one of the continent’s hardest hit nations, to help it tackle the pandemic.

Sudan is one of many countries globally that have reported cases of the disease.

The country has registered 5,026 infections and 286 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.