A Turkish military aircraft carrying medical aid departed from the capital Ankara for Italy and Spain, the countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus in Europe.
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“Upon the instructions of President [Recep Tayyip Erdogan], health supplies consisting of masks, overalls and anti-bacterial fluids, produced domestically in the Defence Ministry’s factories and sewing facilities with local resources, will be sent by TAF aircraft to Italy and Spain to combat COVID-19,” Turkish Defense Ministry said on Twitter.
Italy’s death toll reached 12,428 on Tuesday, the highest globally. Spain’s reported death toll is 8,189.
Italy is shut down, with Italians living under stringent restrictions intended to further prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The government has said those rules will extend past their original deadline, meaning Italians will celebrate Easter from their homes.
