Donations to Spain shipped free

 

Medical materials donated to Spain from YXE Trading Service Group will be transported via the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe cargo line on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A batch of medical materials, including 100,000 medical masks, thermometers and protective suits, will be transported to Spain via the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe cargo line on Saturday.

The materials were donated by YXE Trading Service Group, the operator of the cargo line.

The Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe train service, which made its maiden journey from Yiwu, Zhejiang province, to Madrid, Spain, in 2014, makes weekly runs. All donations to Spain to fight the pandemic will be transported free, the company said on Monday.

As of Thursday,Spain has reported 14,769 confirmed cases of COVID-19, becoming the second-most severely hit country in Europe, after Italy.