A C-27 J Spartan Aircraft of the Romanian Air Force conducted a flight in order to bring medical protection materiel to Romania from Turkey. The transport consisted in 100, 000 protection masks types FFP2 and FFP3.

The protection masks were procured by the Romanian state though the National Office for Centralized Acquisitions and the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, as part of the efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemics.

The distribution of the protection equipment will be done with transportation means operated by the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, and allocated, according to the requirements, to the medical personnel throughout the country and the operative crews who act in the field, by means of the county inspectorates for emergency situations.

MoND will make available to journalists pictures taken at the arrival of the aircraft.

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The Ministry of National Defence has got troops and means designated to support the central and local authorities in actions conducted to limit the spread of COVID-19 virus, according to the cooperation plans. If necessary, the MoND can act with additional forces and means, having personnel and equipment maintained in its actional reserve.

The Press Office