COVID-19: UAE sends urgent aid to Sudan, Nigeria

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The UAE has sent urgent humanitarian aid to support Sudan and Nigeria in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fourteen tonnes of medical supplies and 20 tonnes of food items have been dispatched following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The relief materials were sent from the International Humanitarian City in Dubai.

 

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