His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed urgent assistance to the British health sector, by providing 60 tons of personal protection equipment to the National Health Service to help them cope with the emerging Corona Virus pandemic.

This equipment includes gags, protective clothing and other essential supplies during this period. The first aircraft carrying this aid landed at Heathrow Airport from China, as mentioned by the Dubai Government media office through its official account on the social networking site "Twitter".

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