UAE sends more medical aid to Tunisia to fight virus - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Aug 4, 2021

Tunisians wait to be vaccinated — Tunisians wait for their turn to be vaccinated at El-Menzah Stadium, which was turned into a vaccination center in the capital, Tunis, on Aug. 3, 2021. Tunisia has been hard hit by the virus. — FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images

The United Arab Emirates sent more medical aid to Tunisia on Wednesday to help the North African country fight its COVID-19 outbreak.

The UAE sent two cargo planes carrying respirators, oxygen tanks and other related equipment to Tunisia, the official Emirates News Agency reported.

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