Ukraine sends military aircraft to China to get Covid-19 test kits, masks and equipment

Ukrainian Il-76 military freighter will fly to China to get the medical cargo needed to combat the spread of coronavirus in Ukraine.

"The Il-76 military freighter will soon take off from the Boryspil Airport heading to Guangzhou, China. At 11:00 on Saturday, the crew will get medical cargo: laboratory and rapid coronavirus test kits, medical masks, lung ventilators and more. I have the honour to accompany this flight to complete the paperwork and accept the cargo. I am very grateful for the great work that has made the transfer of valuable cargo possible to Ukraine, namely to the representatives of the business community, the Office of the President and all the ministries involved in the organization," Ukrainian lawmaker from the Servant of the People party Andriy Motovylovets, who will accompany the plane crew, posted on Facebook.

According to him, the second flight will be performed next week.

As of 10:00 on March 20, 26 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Ukraine, including three lethal cases: 15 cases (one lethal) – in Chernivtsi region, two cases (one lethal) – in Zhytomyr region, two cases – in Kyiv region, one case – in Donetsk region, three cases – in Kyiv city, two cases – in Dnipropetrovsk region, one case (lethal) – in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

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