Russian Plane With Medical Equipment Takes Off for the US to Help Amidst the Outbreak: State TV

A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks.

Boxes with medical equipment and masks to help fight the CCP virus (COVID-19) are seen on board a Russian military transport plane on April 1, 2020. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters

MOSCOW—A Russian military transport plane took off from an airfield outside Moscow early on Wednesday and headed for the United States with a load of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight the CCP virus, Russian state TV reported.

President Vladimir Putin offered Russian help in a phone conversation with President Donald Trump on Monday, when the two leaders discussed how best to respond to the virus.