Coronavirus patients from hard-hit Slovakia are arriving in Germany for treatment.
The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany says the first two patients were expected to arrive at Dortmund airport Saturday on board a chartered plane. They will be treated at a hospital in the city.
More patients may follow in the coming days. German news agency dpa reported that North Rhine-Westphalia says it has offered to take in a total of 10 patients from Slovakia.
Patients from France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium have previously gone to Germany for treatment during the pandemic.
The number of people in Germany needing intensive care has declined significantly in the past two months.
