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Chinese team lands in Liberia to fight Ebola

On arrival, the Chinese health workers had their
temperature taken and were made to wash their
hands , a ritual adopted across the region as part
of efforts to stem the disease .
Yue said the establishment of the clinic in Liberia
brought China 's contribution to the anti -Ebola
effort in the country to $ 122 m .
Before China 's pledge to send 1 , 000 personnel ,
Cuba was the largest contributor of medical
contingents to the crisis .
About 160 Chinese health workers have arrived in
Liberia , where they are due to staff a new $ 41 m
Ebola clinic that , unlike most other foreign
interventions , is being built and fully run by
Chinese personnel .
China , Africa 's biggest trade partner , had come
under fire for the level of its response to the Ebola
crisis . But it said this week it would send 1 , 000
personnel to help fight an outbreak that has killed
over 5 , 000 people in West Africa .
" Up to now in Liberia , China is the only country
which provides not only the construction of an
ETU ( Ebola treatment unit ) , but also the running
and operation and the staffing of an ETU," Zhang
Yue , the Chinese ambassador to Liberia, told the
Reuters news agency .
Yue said the new team in Liberia included a mix of
doctors , nurses , technicians and engineers .
" They experienced SARS ( severe acute respiratory
syndrome ) . They are very knowledgeable in this
area, " he said , referring to the contagious illness
that was first identified in China in 2002 and killed
several hundred people across the world .

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