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Many countries are sending emergency use equipment to India to fight COVID-19
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Healthcare workers checking temperature and oxygen level at a special fever camp being conducted by Chennai Corporation at Kodambakkam in Chennai on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
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Many countries are sending emergency use equipment to India to fight COVID-19
Around 15 countries including the US, Russia, France and the United Kingdom are rushing critical emergency use equipment to enable India counter the COVID-19’s deadly second wave. A compilation from the Ministry of External Affairs showed that countries are sending hundreds of oxygen concentrators, respirators and large quantities of liquid oxygen to help ease the difficult situation facing India.
May Lord Hanuman s blessings be always upon us, says PM Modi
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April 27, 2021 10:39 IST
The PM hopes it would help the country in the “continuing fight” against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PM Modi offering prayers in Kedarnath temple. File photo
The PM hopes it would help the country in the “continuing fight” against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked Lord Hanuman’s blessings, hoping it would help the country in the “continuing fight” against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greeting the people on Hanuman Jayanti, Modi tweeted: The holy occasion of Hanuman jayanti is the day to recall the spirit of compassion and dedication of Lord Hanuman. I wish that his blessings are always upon us in the continuing fight against the COVID pandemic.” Hanuman is a central figure in the epic Ramayana.
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April 27, 2021 13:50 IST
It will work with the Central and State governments to augment supply amid severe shortage of medical oxygen as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
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Oxygen tankers being escorted by Delhi Police as they move towards the hospitals from Delhi Cantt Railway Station amidst the oxygen crisis, in New Delhi, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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It will work with the Central and State governments to augment supply amid severe shortage of medical oxygen as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday said it had formed a task force on ‘oxygen supply chain’ to work with the Central and State governments to augment supply amid severe shortage of medical oxygen as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
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April 27, 2021 10:40 IST
India expects to receive supplies from about 15 countries including Australia, China, Germany, Russia, UAE, UK and the United States in the next few days, to help tide over the current crisis for oxygen at hospitals and pharmaceuticals needed to treat coronavirus cases.
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The ‘Oxygen Express’ train carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas reaches Delhi Cantt, early Tuesday, April 27, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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India expects to receive supplies from about 15 countries including Australia, China, Germany, Russia, UAE, UK and the United States in the next few days, to help tide over the current crisis for oxygen at hospitals and pharmaceuticals needed to treat coronavirus cases.
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The move is “in order to reduce the number of imported virus cases”, says China’s state-run airliner
BeChina’s state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from China despite Beijing offering support and assistance to the country to deal with the latest surge of COVID-19 cases.
In a letter to the sales agents on Monday, the Sichuan Chuanhang Logistics Co. Ltd, the company which is part of the Sichuan Airlines said the airline has suspended its cargo flights on six routes, including Xian to Delhi, amid hectic efforts by private traders from both sides to procure oxygen concentrators from China.