KATHMANDU: Chinese air force aircraft carrying medicines and other medical equipment necessary to fight the coronavirus arrived on Wednesday at 9:00am at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

The aircraft brought medical equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and medicines from Chengdu, China.

As per a TIA source, along with PPE COVID-19 testing kits, gloves, boots, mask, goggles, boot covers and thermometers were brought in the aircraft.

The medical goods have been provided to Nepali Army as a support from China to fight against the virus. Prior to this, the Chinese government had also supported medical equipment to Nepal government.

A version of this article appears in e-paper on May 14, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.