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May 09, 2021, 16:47 PM IST
New Delhi: As India tries to tide over the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has got pledges of support from 42 countries of which assistance from 21 countries has already arrived.
India requires assistance in two areas - oxygen and essential medicines. Hospitals and other medical centres are in dire need of medical oxygen supplies and equipment that can generate oxygen, and antiviral drugs like Remdesivir.
Currently, in the country, the production of medical oxygen supply has increased from 5700 MT to 9480 MT but it needs to be supplemented.
From international assistance, India has got 20,000 oxygen cylinders, 11000 oxygen concentrators, 30 oxygen tankers and 75 oxygen generator plants. Out of the 30 Oxygen tankers, only 9 have reached and the remaining 21 tankers are yet to be delivered.
COVID-19: As 42 countries pitch in, India to get 1 lakh+ oxygen cylinders, concentrators, 16 lakh vials of remdesivir
Currently, in India, the production of medical oxygen supply has increased from 5700 MT to 9480 MT but it needs to be supplemented. International assistance at Lady Hardinge.
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Updated: May 9, 2021, 10:29 PM IST
Even as India battles the 2nd wave of the COVID pandemic, it has got a pledge of support from 42 countries of which assistance from 21 countries has already arrived. India is keen on in 2 areas, Oxygen and essential medicines.
On Oxygen, it is Liquid Oxygen and equipment that can generate Oxygen and in essential medicines, it is Remdesivir. Currently, in the country, the production of medical oxygen supply has increased from 5700 MT to 9480 MT but it needs to be supplemented. From international assistance, India has got 20,000 oxygen cylinders, 11000 oxygen concentrators, 30 Oxygen tankers, 75 Oxygen generator plants.�
Gilead Sciences gifts another 25,600 vials of Remdesivir to India ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 10:38 IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India thanked American biopharmaceutical companyGilead Sciences on Saturday for gifting another 25,600 vials of Remdesivir, which is used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Grateful to @GileadSciences for gift of another 25,600 vials of Remdesivir that arrived in Mumbai this morning, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson said in a tweet.
Gilead Sciences, the developer of antiviral drug Remdesivir, on Wednesday, had sent more than 1.5 lakh vials to India.
Last month, Gilead spokesperson had told Sputnik that it will provide all its licensing partners in India with the technical support for the addition of new manufacturing facilities but will not send any more specialists there.