A total of three oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators arrived from the United Kingdom on Sunday as part of COVID assistance for India’s fight against the pandemic.
The shipment of vital medical supplies from the United Kingdom, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators as part of COVID-19 assistance, arrived in India earlier on Tuesday, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
France has announced that it will provide India with eight high capacity oxygen generators, liquid oxygen for 2000 patients for five days, as well as 28 ventilators and equipment for ICUs.
Pune Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad on Friday said that while there are sufficient intense care units (ICUs) and ventilators in the city, according to calculations.
The United States on Friday said that it is sending this in bulk to India to help the country combat the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday.
As the country steps up efforts to combat COVID-19, automobile makers have been asked to manufacture ventilators and they are working towards it, the Health Ministry informed on Monday.
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