Soldiers unload a plane delivering medical and protective gear from China at an airport in the Czech city of Pardubice on Sunday. Photo: AFP Soldiers unload a plane delivering medical and protective gear from China at an airport in the Czech city of Pardubice on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Soldiers unload a plane delivering medical and protective gear from China at an airport in the Czech city of Pardubice on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Coronavirus: confusion as Chinese face masks bound for Italy end up in Czech Republic

  • It was unclear on Sunday whether the incident amounted to a misunderstanding, a logistical error, or a deliberate seizure
  • Czech police carried out an anti-trafficking operation on Tuesday, seizing 680,000 masks and ventilators from a warehouse north of Prague

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 12:08pm, 23 Mar, 2020

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Soldiers unload a plane delivering medical and protective gear from China at an airport in the Czech city of Pardubice on Sunday. Photo: AFP Soldiers unload a plane delivering medical and protective gear from China at an airport in the Czech city of Pardubice on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Soldiers unload a plane delivering medical and protective gear from China at an airport in the Czech city of Pardubice on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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