TIRANA, March 31 /ATA/ – By I. Vata/ The EU Delegation in Albania said on Tuesday that the decision of Albanian govt. to send 30 doctors and nurses to Italy is a striking example of European solidarity.
On 28 March 2020, Albania sent 30 doctors and nurses to Italy to support its heavily hit neighbor in fighting the coronavirus.
While the whole world, including the Western Balkans, is struggling to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Albania, in an act of solidarity and friendship, decided to send 30 doctors and nurses to Italy, to support its neighbour in this time of crisis. The Albanian medical professionals volunteered to work in Lombardy, in the area around Bergamo, Italy’s worst affected region. They will be working hand-in-hand alongside their Italian colleagues over the period of one month. With over 11.500 fatalities, Italy has the highest coronavirus-related death toll in the world so far, EU Delegation says.
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