Director of Bazargan Customs office Sadeq Namdar informed on Thursday that it is the seventh medical cargo purchased from France, delivered to Iran through the northwestern Iranian border market.

The medical cargo includes antiserum, lab tools, and medical equipment, Namdar said.

He added that the latest medical cargo is worth about 5.2 million euros.

Meanwhile, he said that the first medical cargo Iran bought was from Germany. The cargo’s weight was 26 tons and was delivered to Iran 35 days ago via the Sarisu border market.

Iran like other world countries has been fighting against the deadly coronavirus.

Iranian knowledge-based companies have produced a lot of equipment for treating coronavirus, and Iran is able to export them to other countries.

Producing ICU and the CCU equipment, CT-scan machines, coronavirus diagnostic kits, disinfectants, and 6 million masks a day are among the outstanding measures taken by knowledge-based firms.

Iranian health ministry, in Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, announced its agreement with exports of anti-coronavirus products that are not needed domestically.

Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari announced on May 2 that if the Ministry of Health issues the permit to export the equipment, Iran can export medical equipment in the field of treating coronavirus to other countries.

“As Iran has progressed in flattening the COVID-19 curve, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif promised to supply all countries in need with COVID19-related devices and equipment,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday, with the hashtag #StrongerTogether.

According to Sadegh Namdar, the managing director of Bazargan Customs Office the cargo, weighing 20,763 kilograms worth around 259,000 euros, arrived in Iran this morning and was sent to Tehran, after the approval, delivery, and accomplishment of customs formalities.

This is the fourth medical consignment Iran has received in the past month to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In early April, Iran received the first cargo from Germany, weighing 26 tons.

Last week, Iran also received a coronavirus test kit cargo, purchased from France, via Sari Su border — Iran’s transit gate to Europe.

As of Saturday, a total of 89,328 people were tested positive with the novel coronavirus, of whom 5,650 have died and 68,193 have recovered.