Italian military ensuring the people's safety over coronavirus
The Russian military will start sending medical help to
Italy from Sunday to help it to battle the new coronavirus after receiving an
order from President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a
statement.
Putin spoke to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on
Saturday, the Kremlin said, adding that the Russian leader had offered his
support and help in the form of mobile disinfection vehicles and specialists to
aid the worst-hit Italian regions.
Italy recorded a jump in deaths from the coronavirus of
almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in the world’s hardest-hit country to
almost 5,000.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that military transport
planes would deliver eight mobile brigades of military medics, special
disinfection vehicles and other medical equipment to Italy from Sunday.
Russia will also send about 100 military specialists in
virology and epidemics, the Interfax news agency cited the defense ministry as
saying.
Russia itself has reported 306 cases of the virus, most of
them in Moscow, and one coronavirus-related death.
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued its relentless rise in Europe on Sunday with Italy announcing 651
dead in one day, bringing its total to 5,476.
It was an increase of 13.5 percent but down from Saturday's
figure when 793 people died.
Globally, more than 13,000 people have now died from
COVID-19. An estimated 92,000 of the 304,500 people who contracted the disease
globally have recovered.
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