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A special cargo for medical aid of 157 ventilators, 480 BiPAPs and other medical supplies arrived from UAE to India on April 29
COVID-19: Special cargo with medical aid from UAE arrives in India ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 20:31 IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A special cargo with medical aid including 157 ventilators, 480 BiPAPs, and other medical supplies arrived from UAE to India on April 29, sources informed on Thursday.
According to sources, Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 has so far airlifted 18 cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai Airport and landed at Panagarh Air Base in three sorties since April 26.
They also informed that a message of solidarity from the UAE over the COVID-19 situation in India was conveyed by lighting up their iconic buildings in tricolor on April 25.
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These containers were brought on Tuesday, it said. In addition, the IAF s C-17 aircraft on Tuesday also airlifted two cryogenic oxygen containers from Indore to Jamnagar, two from Jodhpur and Udaipur to Jamnagar and two from Hindon to Ranchi, it said. IAF s C-17s have airlifted six cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai to Panagarh Air Base. Another C-17s brought three oxygen containers from Singapore to Panagarh Air Base, the statement said. The IAF also airlifted eight cryogenic oxygen containers from Hyderabad to Bhubaneswar, two from Bhopal to Ranchi and two from Chandigarh to Ranchi, it said. India is struggling with the second wave of the coronavirus infection and hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds in view of a rising number of COVID-19 cases.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted nine cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai and Singapore and has brought them to the Panagarh airbase in West Bengal on Tuesday, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.
In addition, the IAF s C-17 aircraft on Tuesday also airlifted two cryogenic oxygen containers from Indore to Jamnagar, two from Jodhpur and Udaipur to Jamnagar, and two from Hindon to Ranchi, it said.
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The IAF has also been airlifting empty oxygen tankers and containers to various filling stations across the country to speed up distribution of the much-needed medical oxygen.
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Indian Air Force’s C-17 airlifted six cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai and landed at the Panagarh air base in West Bengal.
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The IAF has also been airlifting empty oxygen tankers and containers to various filling stations across the country to speed up distribution of the much-needed medical oxygen. The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted nine cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai and Singapore, bringing them to the Panagarh air base in West Bengal, according to an official statement issued on April 28.
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