COVID: Taiwan delivers medical supplies to India.
Taiwan on Sunday delivered to India 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders to help the nation in its struggle in opposition to a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) stated extra batches of medical tools and supplies will likely be airlifted to India quickly.
“To express strong friendship with India in its fight against a new wave of Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwan is delivering critical medical supplies to India. The first batch of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders have arrived in New Delhi on Sunday,” the TECC stated.
The TECC is Taiwan’s consultant workplace in India.
“On behalf of the government of Taiwan, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India wishes to reaffirm the friendly bilateral relations between Taiwan and India,” it stated in an announcement.
“Taiwan’s deployment of medical supplies is testomony to the shut collaboration and partnership throughout a number of businesses on each side.
It additionally displays the sturdy aid efforts and contributions made by the federal government and other people of Taiwan to convey humanitarian aid to India,” it stated.
India doesn’t have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, however each side have commerce and people-to-people ties. China claims Taiwan as a part of its territory.
Taiwan’s assist to India got here amid experiences of violations of Taiwan’s airspace by Chinese army jets.
“While the contribution is modest, we hope that it will bring comfort and relief to the patients in need and ease the burden on the healthcare workers who are working tirelessly to fight the pandemic,” the TECC stated.
It stated President Tsai Ing-wen on April 27 conveyed solidarity with India and expressed deep concern concerning the nation’s state of affairs.
“As India logged a record-breaking daily surge of coronavirus infection for consecutive days, Tsai said that Taiwan ‘stand with India’ during this difficult time while offering to provide help,” the TECC stated.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan too provided 100 oxygen concentrators in addition to remdesivir and different medicines to India.
As India battles a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of international locations around the globe are sending medical supplies to assist it tide over the state of affairs.
The main international locations which have introduced help to India embrace the US, Russia, France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Romania, Luxembourg, Singapore, Portugal, Sweden, New Zealand, Kuwait and Mauritius.
Some of the international locations have already delivered the supplies.
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