Four C-130 military aircraft loaded with medical supplies arrived in Khartoum Airport from Egypt on Monday to help Sudan fight the coronavirus, Egyptian presidency spokesman Bassam Rady announced on Facebook page. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered to send the four military aircrafts loaded with the urgent medical aid to Sudan, according to a video posted on the spokesman's Facebook page. The shipment includes "large quantities" of medicines and medical supplies, intended to "help alleviate the burden of the Sudanese people in light of the shortage of medicines and protective gear necessary to confront the coronavirus," the video showed. The supplies are also meant to help the government of Sudan curb the risk of virus transmission and limit the number of its infections and fatalities from the highly contagious disease, according to the video. Rady added that the medical aid is a gesture meant to underscore the strong ties between Egypt and its southern neighbour and reflects Egypt's full support for all African countries in times of crises. To date, the pandemic has infected 678 people and claimed 41 lives in Sudan. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, Egypt has sent several shipments of medical supplies to some of the world's worst-stricken countries, including China, Italy, the UK, and the U.S. In February, Egypt sent a delegation headed by Minister of Health Hala Zayed with ten tonnes of medical equipment and other items to China. Later in March, it had also sent China additional protective aid. In early April, Egypt sent two military jets to Italy loaded with medical equipment, protective suits, detergents, and sanitizers. A week earlier, it sent 1 million medical masks to Italy. Later in mid-April, Egypt sent a large number of medical gowns to the UK. On April 22, Egypt sent a military aircraft to the U.S. loaded with protective suits, anesthesia drugs and antibiotics as well as body bags, masks, and testing swab.
