The United Arab Emirates today sent an aid plane with 7 tons of medical supplies to the Dominican Republic to provide prevention and personal protection for its medical workers, and more than 7 thousand health care workers will benefit from it to support their efforts in the face of the emerging corona virus / Covid- 19 / And within the framework of the directives of the wise leadership of the Emirates, the necessity of providing urgent support in the health field for brotherly and friendly countries.
The ambassador of the state to the Republic of Cuba, the non-resident ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Badr Abdullah Saeed Al Matrooshi, said: "From the pioneering and humanitarian role of the UAE in providing aid in times of crisis and harnessing all capabilities to assist countries and continuously to strengthen relations with the Dominican Republic, an aid plane containing Urgent medical supplies needed to combat the emerging epidemic of Corona virus and help medical workers in Dominica to do their part better.
It is worth noting that to date the UAE has provided more than 911 tons of aid, which has benefited about 911 thousand medical workers.