UAE sends medical aid to Cuba in fight against COVID-19
Friday 05/June/2020 - 02:18 PM
The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane
containing eight metric tons of medical supplies to Cuba to bolster the
country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The aid will
assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the
virus, according to the UAE news agency (WAM).
UAE aid to
Cuba over the past five years has amounted to more than AED47 million. To date,
the UAE has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by providing over 708 metric tons
of aid to 62 countries in need, supporting more than 708,000 medical
professionals in the process.
