On the afternoon of April 19th local time, the Chinese government's aid to Myanmar's health and epidemic prevention team, organized by the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention of China, arrived in Yangon with health emergency supplies and equipment. On the afternoon of April 19th local time, the plane carrying the Chinese government's aid to Myanmar's health and epidemic prevention team arrived at Yangon International Airport. According to Xie Jiajun, a reporter from People's Daily Online, the Chinese government's aid to Myanmar's health and epidemic prevention team will transfer buses to Mandalay, the earthquake hit area, and focus on assisting the local people in post disaster risk assessment, disease monitoring, laboratory testing, epidemiological investigation, infectious disease prevention and control, drinking water monitoring, environmental sanitation and disinfection and sterilization, health education, technical training and other tasks. On the evening of April 19th local time, the Chinese government's aid to Myanmar's health and epidemic prevention team arrived at Yangon Airport and transferred to a bus. People's Daily reporter Xie Jiajun took a photo of the Chinese government's aid to Myanmar's health and epidemic prevention team, which consisted of 50 people. The team was led by the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and members of the National Health Emergency Mobile Epidemic Prevention Center constructed by Yunnan Province. Ouyang Daobing, Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, took a photo with members of the Chinese government's aid to Myanmar's health and epidemic prevention team. On March 28th, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, causing significant casualties and a severe post disaster health and epidemic prevention situation. At the request of Myanmar, the Chinese government has decided to provide additional emergency humanitarian relief assistance to Myanmar. (New Society)