Virgin Atlantic delivers 3.5m items of PPE and medical supplies to the UK from China

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21/04/2020

? In partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS, Virgin Atlantic has so far operated five cargo-only flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow, bringing 80 tonnes of medical equipment, supplies and PPE, transported in 8,000 boxes, carrying over 3.5 ...

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