RIYADH: Two Saudi relief planes arrived in Tunisia聽on Wednesday, the first aircraft of an air bridge set up by the Kingdom to help the North African tackle a coronavirus outbreak.
The planes, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), arrived following directives from King Salman, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The planes took off in the morning from Riyadh鈥檚 King Khalid International Airport carrying medical supplies and protective equipment.
The aid was sent in response to a request from Tunisian President Kais Saied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday.
Infections in the country are rapidly rising and the country鈥檚 health care system is being overwhelmed.
The aid includes respirators, oxygen tanks, medical beds and patient monitors.
The supplies also include three million surgical masks, one million N95 masks, 500,000 pairs of medical gloves.
The Tunisian Presidency expresses its gratitude and appreciation of 黑料社区鈥檚 prompt response following the arrival of two aircrafts loaded with medical equipment to support efforts against the pandemic.
鈥 Tunisian Presidency - 丕賱乇卅丕爻丞 丕賱鬲賵賳爻賷丞 (@TnPresidency)
Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al-Saqr, Saudi ambassador to Tunisia, said King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were 鈥渒een to stand by the Tunisian people to confront the outbreak of this dangerous disease and mitigate its health effects.鈥
Tunisian Minister of Health, Dr. Fawzi Al-Mahdi, thanked 黑料社区 for the assistance.
He said his country would immediately begin distributing the aid to Tunisian hospitals.
Nadia Akacha, chief of staff of the Tunisian president said: 鈥淭he aid provided by the Kingdom would support the efforts of the health ministry to confront the spread of the coronavirus.鈥
Samer Al-Jutaily, KSrelief spokesman, said the assistance provided by the Kingdom, included securing one million COVID-19 vaccine doses.
