Qatar and Etihad airplanes carrying medical appliances and kits gifted to Nepal by Qatar and the UAE landed

Two airplanes of Qatar Airways and Etihad Air carrying medical appliances and kits gifted to Nepal by Qatar and the UAE for the test and treatment of COVID-19 landed. The wide body airplanes of both the companies had arrived Kathmandu with the most-essential medical materials.

The aircraft of Qatar Airways had arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) carrying eight tons of medical supplies aided to Nepal by Qatari Shekh Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani this afternoon.

Likewise, the Etihad aircraft had also landed at the international airport at 5.00 pm today. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had also assisted around 12 tons of medical assistances to Nepal.

TIA's general manager Devendra KC shared that both the airplanes importing medical aids returned to their respective destination today itself. The medical assistance was handed over to Minister of State for Health and Population Nawaraj Rawat by the ambassadors of the concerned countries, KC said.

Qatari ambassador for Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed –Al Hail handed different 14 types of medical materials brought from Qatar at the airport. The aided materials include 7,000 PPE, PCR test kits, N-95 masks, VTM, CRT machine, surgical gloves, oxygen plant and mobile ambulance with laboratory.

It is stated that the UAE had also aided similar types of medical assistances. UAE ambassador for Nepal Seid Hamdan Mohammed Al Naqbi handed over medical appliances and kits to the state minister.