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Added on the 02/04/2020 10:57:59 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russia announces it has sent a plane loaded with humanitarian aid to the United States, hit hard by the pandemic of the new coronavirus which left more than 4,000 dead. A Russian Air Force Antonov-124, "with medical masks and medical equipment on board, has left for the United States," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. IMAGES of the plane been loaded and taking off from Chkalovsky military air base near Moscow
A plane transporting 150,000 doses of the Russia'S Sputnik V Covid vaccine lands in Hyderabad, India. Two months ago the health minister said India was in the "end game" of the pandemic as it sent millions of vaccines abroad, but now exports have stopped and people are desperate to be inoculated. IMAGES
Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's biggest plane, comes back to Ukraine from China with medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
A Bundeswehr (German military) Airbus destined for India takes off from Cologne, Germany to deliver urgently needed respirators and medicine to the country suffering from a devastating Covid-19 surge. On board are 120 ventilators, medicines and 13 members of the Bundeswehr medical service, to be followed by an oxygen system in the coming week. IMAGES
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that protective gear, such as masks and goggles used by health workers, to fight novel coronavirus are 'rapidly depleting'. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.