Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the first medical equipment from the rescEU strategic reserve - coronavirus protection masks - was delivered to Italy on Saturday 25 April, the European Commission announced the same day.
This equipment reserve was set up in March to help Member States struggling to cope with the pandemic with their own resources to fill their shortfall.
The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, welcomed the fact that it was operational "in...