Macron Urged to Keep a Strong Head for Russian Aid to Italy

French President Emmanuel Macron commented on assistance Italy received from Russia and China for the coronavirus epidemic and called  to "keep a strong head" for it, Ria News informed. Macron was indignant by the attention Italy paid to help from Moscow and Beijing. "Why not stating that France and Germany delivered two million masks and tens of thousands of medical overall to Italy?" - the politician complained to France24 channel. He acknowledged that this assistance was not enough but at the same time promised to continue support the Italian authorities and people. “We should keep a strong head for what our international partners and competitors say,” Macron added. Since the end of last week, 15 planes have arrived from Russia to Italy bringing about a hundred Russian military virologists and epidemiologists, eight medical and nursing teams for combating coronavirus and equipment for diagnostics and disinfection measures. On Wednesday, Russian military experts arrived in the city of Bergamo, one of the most affected by the epidemic. Among its residents only From March 1 to March 24, lethal outcomes recorded there were quadrupled to the same period over the past ten years. The first cases of COVID-19 pandemic were recorded in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of last year and it has covered 177 countries. According to WHO, about 634 thousand people were infected, almost 30 thousand died. The most difficult situation with coronavirus is in the USA, Italy, Spain and a number of European countries. China, the place COVID-19 began its spread, reported the epidemic cessation. In Russia, 1534 patients with coronavirus were registered, nine people died, 64 - recovered.