To halt COVID-19 spread: 14 metric tons of medical, food supplies from UAE arrived

ISLAMABAD: A cargo plane loaded with aid for curbing coronavirus, containing 14 metric tons of medical and food supplies from brotherly United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been received here Tuesday.

The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. It will help Pakistan to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Commenting on the aid delivery, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi, has said that as part of the bilateral cooperation that has underpinned the brotherly relations between our two countries for decades, the UAE is proud to extend assistance to Pakistan in furtherance of global solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. "Through this aid, we honour the frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan and around the world who are working tirelessly to put an end to this crisis," he remarked.

The UAE delivered the first batch of critical medical supplies to Pakistan on April 2. On April 5, the second batch of 11 metric tons of medical supplies provided by the UAE arrived in Islamabad. To date, the UAE has provided more than 320 metric tons of aid to over 30 countries, supporting nearly 320,000 medical professionals in the process.

Ambassador Hamad assured that his country would supply further aid and traditional cooperation of the two brotherly countries would continue even though the UAE is also fighting with coronavirus. The envoy said that two brotherly countries would continue to share their experience in their fight against the pandemic.