UAE residents in race against time to send medical supplies home to China – The National

UAE residents in race against time to send medical supplies home to China – The National

UAE residents in race against time to send medical supplies home to China. Volunteers have sent tonnes of much-needed equipment back to families hit by coronavirus. Chinese residents in the UAE are racing against time to send medical supplies back home following the outbreak of the coronavirus.. Frank Fu, a partner in real estate firm House Land Properties in Dubai, said his company had already sent five tonnes of equipment worth Dh1.2 million to China.. People are trying to send supplies as soon as possible because the number of flights to China keeps reducing. "When our motherland needs our help then we must do something together," Mr Fu told The National.. More than 630 people are confirmed to have died from the virus, according to Chinese health authorities.. On February 5, the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced all UAE flights to and from China would be suspended, with the exception of the country's capital, Beijing.. "We still have so much stock and we are trying to find a way to send it," said Mr Fu.. Mr Fu revealed dozens of Chinese residents in the UAE had rallied around to organise collections to buy equipment like face masks, goggles and