The Takeaway: March 18, 2020
![Tonnes of medical equipment and coronavirus testing kits provided bt the World Health Organisation are pictured at the al-Maktum International airport in Dubai on March 2, 2020 as it is prepared to be delivered to Iran with a United Arab Emirates military transport plane. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2020/03/GettyImages-1204608019.jpg/GettyImages-1204608019.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=F4mHC60j)
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