Plane carrying Chinese medical supplies for Europe lands in Belgium

Friday's shipment, which is the first batch, arrived at Alibaba's logistics hub at Liege Airport. Further shipments are due over the next few days.

A plane carrying Chinese medical supplies on COVID-19 for Europe lands at the airport of Liege in Belgium, on March 13, 2020。 (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Chinese medical supplies on COVID-19 for Europe are unloaded at the airport of Liege in Belgium, on March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Chinese medical supplies on COVID-19 for Europe are ready to be unloaded at the airport of Liege in Belgium, on March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Workers prepare to unload Chinese medical supplies on COVID-19 for Europe at the airport of Liege in Belgium, on March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Chinese medical supplies on COVID-19 for Europe are ready to be unloaded at the airport of Liege in Belgium, on March 13, 2020. A plane carrying Chinese medical supplies for Europe, including face masks and testing kits on COVID-19, landed here on Friday night. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

A plane carrying Chinese medical supplies for Europe to assist its battle against the novel coronavirus landed in Liege, Belgium on Friday night.

The supplies were donated by two charities -- Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation and comprise half a million face masks, which will be sent to Italy.

The two charities are donating in total two million masks and other crucial supplies such as test kits.