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A five-member emergency medical team from China is set to arrive in Dhaka to assist in the treatment of victims injured in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, according to a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka.
The team, which includes burn specialists and nurses, is being sent at the request of the interim government of Bangladesh.
Upon arrival on Thursday evening, the medical personnel will head to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery to offer assistance and conduct evaluations of the injured.
On Monday afternoon, a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into a building on the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Diabari, resulting in the deaths of 29 people, most of them children.
Authorities have described it as the country's worst military aircraft disaster.
Fifty-seven people who suffered burns or other injuries remain hospitalised, including eight in critical condition.
The bodies of six victims have yet to be identified. Families of those still missing have been urged to come forward for DNA identification.
The announcement of the Chinese team’s arrival follows the deployment of a similar group of medical experts from India, who reached Dhaka on Wednesday to aid in treating the wounded.
In a separate statement, the Chinese Embassy said experts from a hospital in Kunming, China, participated in a video consultation with doctors at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Thursday morning.
“At the request of Bangladesh, the Yunnan Province of China has arranged for a medical team to provide consultation and assistance on an emergency basis,” the statement said.
Specialists from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University joined the online meeting, which focused on several of the most critical patients.
The Chinese team included experts in burn treatment, plastic surgery, paediatric nephrology and paediatric respiratory diseases.
“They worked with Bangladeshi doctors to analyse the patients’ conditions and discuss possible treatment plans,” the embassy said.