UK sends 3 oxygen generators, 1,000 ventilators to India aboard the world s largest cargo plane
The massive Antonov 124 aircraft is expected to land in Delhi at 0800 IST on Sunday morning after which the Indian Red Cross will help transfer the supplies to hospitals
PTI | May 8, 2021 | Updated 09:38 IST
The world s largest cargo plane left Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday, carrying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators as part of the UK s latest response to India s Covid-19 crisis, the British government said.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), which has funded to supplies, said airport staff worked through the night to load the life-saving kit aboard the massive Antonov 124 aircraft, which is expected to land in Delhi at 0800 IST on Sunday morning after which the Indian Red Cross will help transfer them to hospitals. Each of the three oxygen generation units the size of 40 foot freight containers produces 500 litres of oxygen per minute
UK Sends 3 Oxygen-Generation Units In World’s Largest Cargo Plane To India Published by GulteDesk May 08, 2021
Foreign countries are continuing to help India overcome the crisis that has arisen due to the second wave of Covid-19.
As part of its help to our nation, UK has sent three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators to India. The world’s largest cargo plane, Antonov 124, left Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday with the life-saving equipment funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The aircraft is expected to land in Delhi at 0800 IST on Sunday morning.
The Indian Red Cross will help transfer the generators to hospitals. Each of the three oxygen generation units is the size of 40 foot freight containers and would produce 500 litres of oxygen per minute, which would be sufficient for 50 people at a time.
World s largest cargo plane leaves UK with 3 oxygen units for India
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Each of the three oxygen generation units - the size of 40 foot freight containers - produces 500 litres of oxygen per minute, enough for 50 people to use at a time.
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The world s largest cargo plane left Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday, carrying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators as part of the UK s latest response to India s COVID-19 crisis, the British government said.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), which has funded to supplies, said airport staff worked through the night to load the life-saving kit aboard the massive Antonov 124 aircraft, which is expected to land in Delhi at 0800 IST on Sunday morning after which the Indian Red Cross will help transfer them to hospitals.