British Prime Minister Keir Starmer showed his skill with chopsticks while dining at a Beijing restaurant following his arrival in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, according to the restaurant.
Starmer is in China for an official visit from Wednesday to Saturday.
The prime minister and his delegation dined at a restaurant in Beijing's Sanlitun area, known for mushroom-based dishes and other specialties from Yunnan Province in southwest China.
According to the restaurant's chef, all the guests used chopsticks with ease, even though knives and forks were provided for everyone.
He said that the prime minister and the delegation appeared "well prepared" to use chopsticks.
British PM Keir Starmer shows skill with chopsticks at Beijing restaurant
The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 600, with 1,759 confirmed cases reported, according to the country's health authorities.
A total of 285 patients have recovered, while 750 patients are currently in isolation or hospitalization, with an overall bed occupancy rate of 94 percent, health authorities said in an update released late Wednesday.
Caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, the outbreak, declared on May 15, is the country's 17th Ebola outbreak. It has affected 37 health zones in three provinces, namely Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
Response to the outbreak continues to face multiple constraints, including community resistance to post-mortem sampling, insufficient treatment capacity, gaps in contact tracing, limited supplies, insecurity and restricted access in areas affected by armed groups.
Ebola deaths in DR Congo reach 600
