Turkey delivers medical aid to Niger to combat virus
Ankara administration has so far provided medical equipment to more than 100 countries amid pandemic
Medical equipments, which Turkey prepared to send to Somalia, are being loaded to the A400M military plane, to be sent to Nigeria to support the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Etimesgut Air Base in Ankara, Turkey on June 04, 2020. ( Metin Aktaş - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA
A Turkish military cargo plane loaded with medical supplies arrived in Niger on Thursday, the National Defense Ministry said.
“Turkish Armed Forces aircraft carrying medical supplies for use against the COVID-19 outbreak has landed in Niger,” Turkey’s ministry said in a statement on Twitter.
Since the start of the global outbreak, Turkey has been acting in line with the global solidarity and extending a helping hand to many other countries.
According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has sent medical items to 102 countries so far to help their fight against COVID-19.
The pandemic has claimed more than 387,500 lives worldwide after infecting some 6.56 million people, while recoveries are now above 2.83 million, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University.
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