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Turkey to send medical supplies to US amid coronavirus outbreak

Turkey is the latest country to send personal protective equipment to the United States.
Workers produce face masks as the demand for their production rapidly increased and struggles to meet orders, at a Turkish manufacturer's facility in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC2EQE95VNW7

To help the United States offset a shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers battling COVID-19, Turkey will send N95 masks and other medical gear, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today. 

“At a time when even developed countries are asking for Turkey’s support, we have offered our support to a wide geography, from the Balkans to Africa,” Erdogan told reporters, according to Reuters.  

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