TURKEY is sending planeloads of emergency equipment to Britain to help hard-hit medics on the frontline battle coronavirus.
The first flight left earlier today carrying protective equipment including surgical masks, industrial masks and haz-mat suits.
State-run Anadolu Agency said a military cargo plane carrying the medical supplies took off from an air base near the capital Ankara.
A second plane carrying more equipment will depart tomorrow, it reported.
There was no information on the actual quantity of the supplies sent, however photos showed multiple crates being loaded onto a huge plane.
In the past weeks, Turkey has also donated medical supplies to Italy, Spain as well as five countries in the Balkans. Read more
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