In the past few weeks, FedEx Express has continued to provide support for the global fight against the 2019 coronavirus disease, shipping a large amount of personal medical goods from Asia to France.

In particular, FedEx Express handles thousands of medical supplies at its European center at Charles de Gaulle Airport every day.

The medical goods handled at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport include protective equipment and masks for hospitals and nursing homes, as well as test kits for the general French population.

About 6,500 FedEx team members work on the ground throughout France, responsible for transporting and delivering goods to their final destination.

FedEx has 675 cargo planes, which is the world's largest fleet of cargo planes, enabling it to quickly transport medical equipment and other important materials from Asia. At present, Asia is a major producer of materials needed to fight the 2019 coronavirus disease.

Jean Muls, vice president of operations at FedEx’s European aviation hub, explained: “The new coronary pneumonia outbreak has generated air cargo demand from Asia to Europe, which is unprecedented. In April of this year, we increased by almost 50% between Asia and Europe. For flights, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has played a vital role. Real air transportation is in place and FedEx has played an important role."

Since February 1, FedEx has shipped 17,100 tons of personal protective equipment. About 45% of them are medical masks.

The company recently shipped 9 million masks to France for use by employees of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who gradually returned to work while complying with security measures.

FedEx’s other rescue operations include the delivery of 300,000 masks for a temporary field hospital in Madrid; the transportation of breathing equipment from the Netherlands to eight hospitals in northern Italy; and 5 batches of direct relief, totaling 4 million masks and 50,000 masks , Shipped from China to the United States.