The various countries that are being affected by Covid-19 are constantly searching for techniques or measures that allow them to face the virus, most of them want to safeguard the health of their habitants and provide solutions to the effects that have occurred; Some people have chosen to buy a huge amount of premium sanitary products for people who find themselves auxiliary to patients.
These purchases that have generated some countries such as the United States, Spain, among others, have been transported by air, because the time and speed of delivery used is much lower, also the wide coverage and range of aircraft, these have the ability to move to other continents; Finally, this decision is due to the security in the shipment of the products and the process used to control air cargo.
Importance of air transport during the Covid-19
On several occasions, the World Health Organization (WHO) has exposed the importance of air cargo transport today due to the coronavirus, they consider that the use of its services is essential to support the supply of sanitary products and equipment that help stop the spread of COVID-19.
The current Chief for Operations Support and Logistics in the World Health Organization (WHO) Paul Molinaro, has commented on the importance of the role played by health personnel who today combat the pandemic on the front line in all countries, exposes the essential that is the continuous supply of medical equipment and protective material for these people.
Due to the closure of borders that governments have decreed, a large number of regular flights have been canceled, in addition to the crisis Financially, this has resulted in an increase in the demand for urgent shipments of masks, materials and sanitary equipment required by all nations, which has led to an adjustment in airline operations. If you want you can read our previous article entitled The private jet sector benefits from COVID-19
Countries that have received medical devices
Several reports have indicated that various entities, such as the Iberia airline and the Spanish Federation of Health Technology Companies (FENIM) have joined forces and have established a health air corridor to send essential supplies by air from various countries to Spain that allow them to continue battling Covid-19.
The idea of creating such a corridor is protected by the ministries of health, trade and tourism, foreign, finance and industry, since their support allows alleviating the confusing administrative procedures that exist in airport security, and which can currently delay shipping, reception and distribution of the transferred medical devices.
On the other hand, it was commented that the President of Russia sent by air a unit with a large quantity of medical materials to the United States, this with the aim of helping that country in stopping the spread of covid-19. This plane landed the first days of April at the John F. Kennedy airport in New York City, because it has been the state most affected by the pandemic in the United States.
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