Coronavirus: UAE sends more than 450 tonnes of aid to help 27 countries – The National

Coronavirus: UAE sends more than 450 tonnes of aid to help 27 countries – The National

Coronavirus: UAE sends more than 450 tonnes of aid to help 27 countries. The shipments include testing kits, protective clothing and food supplies. The Emirates has also delivered several crucial shipments of medical aid to the country.. On April 5, an aid aircraft left the UAE carrying more than 13 tonnes of medical supplies bound for Italy.. The medical supplies helped support more than 100,000 workers in the country.. In total, more than 33 tonnes of aid were dispatched.. The items, which included seven tonnes worth of medical protective wear from the UAE and 20 tonnes from the WHO, have helped 27,000 healthcare workers during the pandemic.. It was the first of two special Emirates SkyCargo charters carrying medical supplies to the country.. The UAE sent 13 tonnes of medical supplies to Kazakhstan on April 6.. The items were distributed at healthcare facilities across the country and helped protect more than 13,000 medical staff.. The UAE sent 13 tonnes of medical aid to Ukraine on April 10 to support frontline medical staff.. On April 14, the UAE dispatched a plane carrying eight tonnes of medical supplies to Cyprus, benefitting nearly 10,000 healthcare professionals.. More than 10,000 healthcare workers benefitted from