China's Red Cross wins major award for humanitarian efforts

The recent conferring of the Henry Davison Award－one of the most distinguished humanitarian awards in the world－to the Red Cross Society of China symbolizes a full recognition of the society's contribution to domestic and global development and progress, said Chen Zhu, president of the society.

The award, announced on Sunday, recognizes the society's extraordinary efforts devoted to aiding China in battling the initial outbreak of COVID-19, and the implementation of regular novel coronavirus control measures, he said.

"The society has provided comprehensive antivirus equipment and other materials to members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and sent domestic experts to other countries including Iran, Iraq and Italy to help them fight the virus," he said during a recent interview.