China’s anti-epidemic efforts impressive, says Hungarian FM

China’s ongoing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic are very impressive, Hungarian Minister of Foreign affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said Thursday.

“Building a hospital in a couple of days is something that I’m not quite sure anywhere else in the world could happen,” Szijjártó said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua, in a reference to China’s building of two hospitals within two weeks, to expand treatment capacity for coronavirus patients.

“And, of course, it was impressive to see how the Chinese health care system managed the deployment of doctors and nurses to take care of those who are in need currently,” he said.

Mentioning that every medical worker involved in the fight with the disease is under enormous pressure, the minister said their performance is “fantastic,” especially in such extraordinary circumstances.

“I would like to express my respect to the leadership of the People’s Republic of China, to the workers at the hospitals, at the social institutions,” he said.