TUNIS, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Military planes from Kuwait and Jordan loaded with medical supplies for combating the COVID-19 pandemic landed in the Tunis Carthage International Airport on Tuesday, the Tunisian presidency said.
A Kuwaiti plane brought to Tunisia 20 tonnes of oxygen and 400 cylinders, which the country urgently needs, the presidency said in a statement.
"Tunisia expresses its gratitude to Kuwait for its constant support," the presidency said.
A Jordanian plane also arrived at the airport, loaded with medical equipment and supplies donated by Jordan to support Tunisia's fight against the surging COVID-19 pandemic.
Tunisia is going through a new, more dangerous wave of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an average of more than 500 cases detected per 100,000 persons in about half of the country's 24 provinces.
Tunisian Health Ministry on Monday reported 2,520 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally in the country to 548,753, while the death toll from the virus rose by 117 to 17,644. Enditem
