To help combat the COVID-19 epidemic, 17 tonnes of additional personal protective equipment has been transported to China by a French aircraft mobilised through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the European Commission announced on Thursday 20 February.
The shipment include masks, gloves, protective clothing, and disinfectant supplied by France, Estonia, and Latvia in response to the request made by China in early February(see EUROPE B12417A10). The plane will repatriate European citizens...