Serbia sends four planes carrying medical equipment to Italy


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  • Saturday, 25 Apr 2020

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic wearing a protective face mask poses next to the pilot holding one of the packages with medical supplies, the writing on it reads: "Let's win together! Courage, Italy, Serbia is with you!" at Nikola Tesla Airport, where planes with medical supplies are set to fly to Italy to help the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Belgrade, Serbia April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia sent four planes carrying medical equipment including gloves, masks and protective suits to Italy on Saturday as a donation to help the EU member state tackle the spread of coronavirus.

Another four equipment-laden planes will be sent in the next two days, also donated by the Serbian government, President Aleksandar Vucic said.

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