Egypt's Medical Shipment Arrives in Italy (Photos)

EgyptAir cargo plan has arrived in Malpensa airport, Italy, Sunday morning, carrying protective medical supplies.

The shipment includes about one million protective facemasks from Egypt to the Italian side to help confront the Coronavirus.

It will be sent to the Italian region of Lombardy.

Italy measures to confront Coronavirus

Italy has recorded a jump in deaths from the virus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the death toll in the world's hardest-hit country to almost 5,000.

The Italian Government has announced further lockdown measures to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday that all Italian businesses must close until April 3, with the exception of those essential to maintaining the country's supply chain, in the latest desperate effort to halt the coronavirus epidemic.

WHO announces Coronavirus a global pandemic

It is worth mentioning that, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

According to the organization, the number of COVID-19 infections outside China has doubled in the past two weeks, and the number of countries hit by the epidemic has tripled.

“We are very concerned to achieve the alarming levels of the outbreak and its severity, as well as the alarming levels of inaction,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference in Geneva.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease Covid-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in SouthKorea, Italy, and Iran.

Worldwide, the new virus has infected more than 303,000 people and killed more than 12,940.

COVID-19 Coronavirus

Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

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