The giant Antonov An-225 Mriya plane will bring more than 1,050 cubic meters of face masks, medical gowns and protective helmets purchased by Polish state-owned firms KGHM and Lotos, PAP reported.

KGHM CEO Marcin Chludziński said in a Tweet Monday that this is the first operation of the AN-225 aircraft in the fight against COVID2019.

The six-engine 84-metre-long plane is scheduled to land in Warsaw on Tuesday.

The world's largest cargo plane, the An-225 Mriya, has taken off with 76 tons of protective suits, 11 tons of face shields and 9 tons of masks on board.



More than 1050 m3 of security equipment ordered in 🇨🇳 by @kghm_sa and @GrupaLOTOS will land tomorrow in 🇵🇱. #CargoForPoland pic.twitter.com/RqEKtSFIcg — Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) April 13, 2020

Meanwhile, more than 50 tonnes of personal protective equipment, including 6 million masks and 70,000 suits, arrived in Warsaw on board an Antonov An-124 cargo plane last week, officials have said.

Michał Dworczyk, head of the Polish Prime Minister's Office, said at the end of last month that Poland would launch an “air bridge” with China to fly in protective equipment for medical staff working to counteract the coronavirus outbreak.

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Source: PAP