A flight of Singapore Airlines' came to Dhaka last night carrying over 20 tonnes of PPE which includes surgical gowns, goggles and nasal oxygen cannula.

This is SIA's second flight to Dhaka operated in partnership with Temasek Foundation, SIA said in a release.

SIA and the Temasek Foundation are partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) to support the global Covid-19 response by helping the transport of essential medical supplies and other humanitarian items by air to points-of-need around the world.

Providing the logistical backbone for Covid-19 efforts, WFP operates a network of hubs and passenger and cargo air links to ensure a steady flow of supplies and support to the front lines of the pandemic.

Since these services commenced in May, WFP has managed more than 800 humanitarian flights to 159 countries with enough cargo to fill 188 jumbo jets.