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Ventilators from China arrive in Bengaluru
According to a top official, “The Red Cross Society of China has donated 100 oxygen concentrators, 40 ventilators and five BPAP Systems, worth Rs 4.5 crore in total.
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BENGALURU : China has sent life-saving equipment like oxygen concentrators and ventilators to Bengaluru and the cargo was given clearance on priority at the Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday.
According to a top official, The Red Cross Society of China has donated 100 oxygen concentrators, 40 ventilators and five BPAP Systems, worth Rs 4.5 crore in total. The Indian Red Cross Society has imported them. The equipment will be donated to government hospitals in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
China Red Cross sends oxygen concentrators, ventilators
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May 09, 2021 21:23 IST
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A first batch of oxygen concentrators and ventilators donated by the Red Cross Society of China arrived on Sunday on a cargo flight from China.
The consignment marks among the biggest donations of medical supplies so far from China, from where India has been purchasing a huge amount of supplies, including oxygen concentrators.
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1700 GMT, May 9
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10 May 2021, 03:49 GMT+10
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