China observing Mourning Day; Dhaka joins with Beijing
Bangladesh joined with China expressing deep condolences for the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan city and other areas as China is observing Mourning Day on Saturday remembering the martyrs.
"I'm very touched," said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in a message to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi expressing his sincere sympathy for the groups of the victims, reports UNB.
China is observing Mourning Day today (Saturday) for the martyrs who died in fight the fatal COVID-19 pandemic and compatriots died of coronavirus outbreak.
Dr Momen said the persons and the government of Bangladesh are with the friendly people of China and the Chinese government to handle this crisis.
He thanked the Chinese government for taking well care of a great number of Bangladeshi citizens residing in China as of this tragic moment of coronavirus outbreak.
Dr Momen wished good health, long life and happiness of his Chinese counterpart.
He also wished the "great country" China continued peace, progress and prosperity.
Through the commemoration, national flags will fly at half-mast across China and in every Chinese embassies and consulates abroad, and public outdoor recreation will remain suspended in the united states, according to Xinhua.
At 10am (Chinese time) on Saturday, Chinese people nationwide are scheduled to see three minutes of silence to mourn for the deceased, while air raid sirens and horns of automobiles, trains and ships will wail in grief.
As of Thursday, a complete of 81,620 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported on the Chinese mainland, and 3,322 persons had died of the disease.
