Coronavirus: Greek air force plane to bring supplies from China

A Greek air force transport plane will bring medical equipment from China to Cyprus next week, it was reported on Tuesday.

The Cyprus News Agency said a C-130 will fly to Chinal on Sunday to load medical equipment the Asian country is providing as part of the fight against the coronavirus.

The agency said it was material requested by the health ministry.

Last week, Chinese ambassador to Nicosia Huang Xingyuan said the first batch of medical supplies, including 1,000 FFP2 masks was on its way.

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