UAE has supplied over 1,000 metric tons of Covid-19 aid worldwide

  • Date: 30-Jun-2020
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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UAE has supplied over 1,000 metric tons of Covid-19 aid worldwide

The UAE has assisted over 1 million medical workers globally by helping supply more than 1,000 metric tons of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical and food aid to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

The UAE has provided this assistance to over 70 countries around the world including including China, Italy, the United Kingdom, Iran, Pakistan, Brazil, Russia, Yemen, and Afghanistan, among others.

Earlier this month, the UAE delivered 6.6 tons of medical equipment to the UK to help it produce millions of pieces of PPE.

Today, we are proud as a nation to have assisted 1 million medical professionals in more than 70 countries to help fight COVID-19. Since the start of the crisis, the UAE has led global efforts to combat the virus as part of our commitment to helping others when it matters most. pic.twitter.com/niQw8VKOMZ

“” هند مانع العتيبة Hend Al Otaiba (@hend_mana) June 29, 2020

"Since its very founding, the UAE has pursued bonds of friendly cooperation and solidarity with other countries, believing that nations must set aside their differences in favour of unity and the greater good of humankind. Today's milestone of assisting 1 million healthcare workers affirms the UAE's commitment to extending a hand of cooperation to the world, regardless of