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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Damascus, London - Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Flies Batch of Medical Aid to Damascus

A medical aid plane, provided by the UAE Red Crescent to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, arrives in Damascus - SANA

A medical aid plane provided by the Emirates Red Crescent to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent arrived in Syria on Friday to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The medical aid includes basic supplies used to maintain the precautionary and preventive measures aimed at confronting the coronavirus pandemic amounting to 25 tons of medical materials and equipment, prevention supplies, and laboratory tests related to COVID-19/ AGG, AGM and PCR tests.

The aid also includes goggles, masks and medical gloves, according to the Syrian news agency, SANA.

On the 30th of last August, the medical aid plane provided by the Emirates Red Crescent arrived at Damascus International Airport, including medicines, sterilization and testing materials.

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