Ukrainian doctors fly to Italy to help combat coronavirus

Ukrainian medical personnel board a plane, as they depart for Italy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at an airport in Kiev, Ukraine April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine, which expects a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, sent doctors to disease-hit Italy on Saturday to assist their Italian colleagues and to gain field experience.

A team of 20 doctors, including surgeons, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses, will be deployed to the region of Marche in central Italy for two weeks, Italian ambassador to Ukraine, Davide La Cecilia told Reuters.