Medical experts pose for a group photo before heading to Italy on March 25. [Photo by Hu Meidong/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The team will share China's experiences in fighting the epidemic, including how to contain, diagnose and treat the disease, with local hospitals in Italy. They will also seek to educate China-invested enterprises and overseas Chinese in Italy (including students) on the disease and offer medical assistance to anyone who needs it.

The team is also bringing along a large number of urgently-needed medical supplies, including 30 breathing machines, 20 patient monitors, 3,000 protective gowns and 300,000 medical surgical masks.

Government officials from Fujian province said that Italy provided generous help to China in the war against the novel coronavirus epidemic. Fujian is ready to work with Italy to strengthen international cooperation against the pandemic and also to provide assistance to other countries to combat the epidemic.