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First Russian military planes with medics & supplies land in coronavirus-hit Italy
The first two Ilyushin Il-76 military transport planes carrying medical supplies and experts to help Italy battle the devastating Covid-19 outbreak have landed at the Italian air force base Praktik de Mare.
The planes brought Russian military medics and specialists in infectious diseases, as well as equipment necessary for diagnostics and disinfection of the deadly coronavirus.
The experts will immediately begin their work once the Italian side clarifies their areas of deployment, the Defense Ministry reported.
In total, the Defense Ministry prepared nine cargo planes with emergency aid. The deployment was ordered by President Vladimir Putin after a phone call with Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday.
The death toll of the major coronavirus outbreak plaguing Italy reached 5,476 on Sunday, in a chilling jump of 651 more casualties, while a total number of confirmed cases is nearing 60,000, according to the latest figures from health authorities.
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