120 oxygen concentrators from UK reach India amid COVID-19 surge
A consignment of 120 oxygen concentrators from the United Kingdom reached India, which is within the throes of a lethal second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday morning. Taking to Twitter, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi introduced: “Cooperation with UK continues. Welcome another shipment from UK containing 120 oxygen concentrators that arrived early this morning.”
The UK had earlier introduced that it will ship three oxygen technology models, every with the capability of manufacturing 500 litres of oxygen per minute, to India in help of the nation’s struggle towards COVID-19. The United Kingdom High Commission to India on Wednesday mentioned that it’ll ship additional important oxygen tools to India.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab mentioned that Britain stands with Indian “friends” of their struggle towards COVID-19.
“We stand with our Indian friends in their fight against COVID-19. International collaboration is more essential than ever, and this additional UK support package will help meet India’s current needs, particularly for more oxygen,” the assertion quoted him as saying.
The UK lately introduced its determination to help India, with 495 oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators despatched from surplus shares.
The worsening COVID-19 scenario in India has seen a surge within the demand for medical oxygen and beds for the sufferers and plenty of elements of the nation are reporting an acute scarcity of important medical provides. Several nations around the globe have come ahead to assist India because it continues to battle with rising coronavirus circumstances.
Earlier in the present day, two Russian flights with oxygen concentrators, lung air flow tools, bedside screens, medicines, together with Coronavir and different important pharmaceutical gadgets landed in India to assist the nation in its struggle towards the COVID-19 surge.
“The Russian Federation decided to send humanitarian assistance to India in the spirit of the special and privileged strategic partnership between our two countries as well as in the context of our anti COVID19 cooperation,” mentioned Nikolay Kudashev, Russian envoy to India.
Meanwhile, India as soon as once more recorded the best single-day surge of COVID-19 infections, registering 3,79,257 new circumstances together with 3,645 deaths and a couple of,69,507 recoveries within the final 24 hours.
Total energetic circumstances of the an infection in India have now mounted to 30,84,814. The cumulative rely of the COVID-19 has gone as much as 1,83,76,524, whereas as many as 2,04,832 individuals have succumbed to the illness to date. A complete of 1,50,86,878 individuals have recovered from the illness until now.Â
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