Four Royal Air Force aircraft landed today in Tunisia’s Carthage International Airport, carrying batches of vital medical equipment.
Tunisia has been facing a crisis due to COVID-19, and witnessed a remarkable increase in confirmed cases in recent weeks.
The total number of Royal Air Forces aircraft arriving in Tunisia has reached 12 fleets, carrying 134 tonnes and 698 kilograms of aid.
King Mohammed VI ordered the delivery of medical aid to Tunisia.
The aid consists of two complete and autonomous resuscitation units, with a total capacity of 100 beds.
It further included 100 respirators and two oxygen generators with a capacity of 33 cubic meter per hour.
The royal initiative received satisfaction from renowned institutions and high-profile officials in Tunisia.
Last week, Tunisia’s presidential office expressed gratitude towards Morocco following the arrival of emergency medical aid aimed at helping the country tackle its COVID-19 crisis.
“It [initiative] also illustrates the relations of solidarity and mutual aid deeply rooted between the Tunisian peoples and Moroccan brothers,” the office said.
On July 15, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) also issued a statement welcoming Morocco’s decision.
“This initiative is an opportunity to pay tribute to the generosity and to the human sense of the Moroccan sovereign, who has always been quick to help and to the rescue of populations in distress both in his country and beyond the borders of his kingdom,” the press release said.
