China ships relief supplies to Italy

A chartered cargo plane departed from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport at 5:50 am on Wednesday, carrying 4,556 packs of disaster-relief materials to epidemic-hit Italy.

The materials, the first batch from Zhejiang province, included medical face masks, N95 masks, gowns, protective clothing, goggles and latex gloves donated by people from all walks of life in Zhejiang, which has a population of more than 300,000 currently living and tapping business opportunities in Italy.