A chartered flight carrying a 9-member Chinese aid team, along with medical supplies, has arrived in Rome. It is part of China's efforts to help Italy contain the coronavirus outbreak. The team brought more than 700 pieces of equipment including ventilators, monitors and defibrillators. They also brought plasma from recovered Chinese patients. The team was greeted by local experts from the Italian Red Cross, officials of the Italian Foreign Ministry, and delegates from the Chinese Embassy to Italy. The team was organized by China's National Health Commission and the Red Cross Society of China. It is the third expert team sent abroad by the Chinese authorities, following teams sent to Iran and Iraq.