ISLAMABAD: Another special plane carrying medical supplies from China regarding coronavirus pandemic has arrived in the federal today.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s flight no PK-8852 carrying masks, gloves, testing, and safety kits for the doctors landed at the Islamabad airport from Beijing.
The flight was carrying two members of the staff, who were shifted to the quarantine centre by the Pakistani authorities. The plane was disinfected upon landing at the airport and the medical supplies were received at the runway of the airport.
The last week, Pakistan received another consignment of medical emergency relief items from China. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the medical supplies include PCR testing Kits, surgical masks, protective coverall suits, N95 masks, and ventilators.
Pakistan received at least 2 tonnes of masks, test kits, ventilators, medical protective clothes worth Rs67 million from China. Last week, the team of Chinese doctors, that arrived in the country on a two-week visit left for China.
A Chinese team during their stay also met doctors in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Karachi, Lahore. Since March, China has been providing medical supplies to Pakistan including N-95 masks, protective suits, testing kits, medical masks, ventilators, thermometers, thermal scanners, gloves, goggles, litres of sanitizers and non-woven fabric for making protective suits.
Earlier this month, Turkey also facilitated Pakistan by donating protective gear in efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic. The country had sent medical supplies to nearly 30 nations to support efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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