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| - A Ukrainian military plane carrying masks, tests and ventilators to fight the spread of the coronavirus has arrived in Kiev from China, the presidency announced Monday. Ukraine has confirmed 73 cases of COVID-19 and three deaths, according to official statistics. The health ministry has previously warned of a shortage of ventilators in the ex-Soviet country's intensive care wards. "This is only the first shipment of medical supplies from China. A few more flights are scheduled this week," a statement on the president's website said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address last week that Ukraine would receive from China 10 million tests, ten ventilators, more than one million masks and 10,000 litres of disinfectant. Pictures of the IL-76 military cargo aircraft at a Kiev airport were posted on Zelensky's official website Monday. The medical equipment would be distributed on Monday, with rapid tests and masks to be provided to doctors, police and other government employees, the statement said. Ukraine has closed its borders and last week shut metro stations, bars, restaurants and malls to stem the spread of the coronavirus. ant-dg/jbr/bmm
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