UAE helps 119 countries in fight against coronavirus
- 06 Nov 2020
Mohammed Alaa, Staff Reporter
The number of countries that the UAE helped to confront and control spread of the COVID-19 reached 119 countries, which received more than 1,592 tonnes of medical supplies and personal protection equipment benefiting 1.592 million medical workers in these countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirmed that the UAE seeks to provide various possible support in such situations to affirm solidarity with all brotherly and friendly countries in crises that require concerted efforts to mitigate their effects.
The Ministry emphasised that the immediate response reflects the keenness of the wise leadership of the UAE to stand by the brothers in various difficult situations, and to extend a helping hand to everyone in need.
The UAE recently sent an aid plane carrying 11 tonnes of medical supplies and respirators to the Republic of Tunisia, where more than 11,000 health care workers would benefit from them.
The aid is aimed to enhance their efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19. Another aid plane carrying 21 tonnes of medical supplies and testing equipment, which is the fifth plane was dispatched to Kazakhstan to support more than 21,000 health care workers in combating the spread of the virus.
Other two aid planes were dispatched to Costa Rica and Tajikistan carrying 12 tonnes of medical supplies and testing equipment each. One aid plane carrying 7 tonnes of medical supplies and testing equipment was sent to the Argentine to support the efforts of 7,000 health workers and to enhance their capabilities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The UAE also sent an aid plane carrying 14 tonnes of medical supplies to Colombia, where 14,000 health care workers will benefit from them. Previously three aid planes carrying 26.7 tonnes of medical aid were already sent, including equipment and personal protection, along with more than 200,000 COVID-19 testing kits. These benefited more than 30,000 medical workers there.
