Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has directed the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to urgently support the Republic of Tunisia with medical oxygen and its supplies, in order to contribute to meeting the needs of the Tunisian health sector to overcome the effects of the Corona pandemic (COVID-19). Advisor at the Royal Court and KSrelief General Supervisor Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah said in a press statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that this additional aid includes 3,000 oxygen cylinders, five oxygen generators for five Tunisian hospitals, containers to transport 200 tons of liquid oxygen, and special oxygen support supplies, pointing out that KSrelief started securing and transporting the first batch of this aid. Dr. Al-Rabiah thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and HRH the Crown Prince for this humanitarian initiative, which confirms the wise leadership's great keenness to help brothers, in accordance with the right approach that the Kingdom has been following since its foundation. This aid comes in addition to the assistance that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had previously directed to provide the Republic of Tunisia with to combat the pandemic, in response to a request by Tunisian President Kais Saied during a phone call with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, which included 1,000,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine, 190 artificial respirators, 319 oxygen concentrators, 150 medical beds, 50 vital signs monitoring devices, 4,000,000 medical masks, 500,000 medical gloves, 180 heart rate monitors, 25 intravenous drug pumps, 9 defibrillators, 15 video laryngoscopes, and 5 ECG machines.
