Plane carrying oxygen from Saudi Arabia arrives in Tunisia to treat COVID-19 patients

A Saudi relief plane secured by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center arrives in the Tunisian capital, Tunis. (SPA)

A relief airlift carrying 2,000 oxygen cylinders has left King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh for Tunisia. (SPA)

• The aid includes 2,000 oxygen cylinders and was secured by KSrelief following directives of King Salman
• Tunisian authorities thanked the Saudi government for the medical aid

RIYADH: A Saudi relief plane carrying 2,000 oxygen cylinders arrived in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, on Wednesday, to help the north African country treat COVID-19 patients.
The aid, which was secured by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), was received by the Kingdom’s ambassador to Tunisia Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Saqer, Director General of Military Health of the Tunisian Armed Forces Mustapha Ferjani, and Abderraouf Atallah, senior adviser to the president in charge of the permanent secretariat of the National Security Council.
It left from King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, earlier on Wednesday.
Ferjani thanked the Saudi government for the medical aid, adding that the Tunisian people will not forget the Saudi people’s support.
Atallah said the oxygen provided great support to Tunisia in overcoming the pandemic and limiting its spread.
“The various aid allocated by the Kingdom to Tunisia, which included significant quantities of vaccines, medical equipment, and oxygen supplies for hospitals, will advance the Tunisian health system and increase its resilience in the face of the pandemic,” he said.
Al-Sager said that this aid was the latest batch provided by the Kingdom to Tunisia to confront the pandemic as part of an air bridge set up last month.