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Video of Turkish Cargo Planes Loaded with Medical Supplies for United Kingdom Emerges Online

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Video of Turkish Cargo Planes Loaded with Medical Supplies for United Kingdom Emerges Online

08:32 GMT 10.04.2020

© AP PhotoSoldiers prepare to load a military cargo plane with Personal Protection Equipment heading to Italy and Spain to help the countries combat the new coronavirus outbreak, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, 1 April 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

Soldiers prepare to load a military cargo plane with Personal Protection Equipment heading to Italy and Spain to help the countries combat the new coronavirus outbreak, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, 1 April 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. - Sputnik International

Earlier this week, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab thanked Turkey for providing the assistance during the pandemic. The medical supplies are expected to arrive in the UK on Saturday.

A video of Turkish military cargo planes being loaded with medical supplies bound for the United Kingdom has been shared by Anadolu news agency.

The medical aid is being sent as the United Kingdom is struggling with the coronavirus crisis; 65,872 people in the UK were infected as of 10 April, 9:19 am, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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The Turkish Defence Ministry confirmed that the airplanes had left Etimesgut airport in Ankara to deliver the aid, which consists of masks and protective clothing.

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Turkey previously dispatched aid to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia as well as Spain and Italy.