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Turkey sends second Covid-19 aid shipment to UK

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12:2412/04/2020, Sunday
U: 12/04/2020, Sunday
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​Turkey sends second Covid-19 aid shipment to UK
​Turkey sends second Covid-19 aid shipment to UK

A second shipment of medical supplies was dispatched to the UK on Sunday to be used in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in accordance with orders given by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

A second shipment of medical supplies was dispatched to the United Kingdom on Sunday to be used in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in accordance with orders given by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a statement by the Ministry of National Defense.


Turkey had sent N95 masks and protective suits on Friday accompanied with a message to residents in the U.K: "After hopelessness, there is much hope and after darkness, there is the much brighter sun. Rumi."

Turkey also sent medical aid to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Kosovo on Wednesday, as well as to Italy and Spain.

In the last 24 hours, the U.K. reported 917 additional deaths, raising that number there to 9,875 from the virus.

The pandemic has killed more than 108,100, and infected greater than 1.76 million, while and excess of 401,300 patients have recovered, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.

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