中国向日本捐赠一批核酸检测试剂盒

China sent a batch of nucleic acid testing kits to the National Institute of Infectious Disease in Japan, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Japan said Thursday.

中国驻日本大使馆发言人星期四表示，中国向日本国立传染病研究所发送了一批核酸检测试剂盒。

Japan was facing a shortage of testing kits as authorities had quarantined hundreds of passengers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. On Wednesday, the ship's quarantine officially ended, after 621 cases of novel coronavirus were confirmed.

日本政府已经对钻石公主号游轮上的数百名乘客实施了隔离，面临着检测工具短缺的问题。周三，在621例新型冠状病毒被确认后，该船的检疫正式结束。

"The virus knows no borders, China is ready to continue to provide assistance to the Japanese side within its capacity, conduct close communication and cooperation, work together to overcome the epidemic at an early date and jointly safeguard the health and safety of the two sides as well as regional and global public health security," said the spokesperson.

“病毒无国界，中方愿继续向日方提供力所能及的援助，密切沟通与合作，共同努力早日战胜疫情，共同维护双方健康安全和地区及全球公共卫生安全。”发言人说。