COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to ship 80 metric tonnes of oxygen to India to meet growing demand
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to ship 80 metric tonnes of oxygen to India to meet growing demand

India TV News  

Saudi Arabia is shipping 80 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India as the country is running low on supplies due to an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases. "Embassy of India is proud to partner with Adani group and M/s Linde in shipping much-needed 80MT liquid oxygen to India. This first shipment of 4 ISO cryogenic tanks with 80 tons of liquid oxygen is now on its way from Dammam to Mundra,” Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said in a tweet. The aircraft "with 4 cryogenic containers for storage of liquid O2 from Singapore landed at Panagarh airbase" in West Bengal on Saturday, a home ministry spokesperson tweeted.

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India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge
3 years, 4 months ago

India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge

The Hindu  

India has sent about 150 tonnes more oxygen to Sri Lanka to help the island nation combat the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Lifeline from India to Sri Lanka close to 150 tonnes of oxygen from Vizag and Chennai reached the shores of Colombo," the Indian High Commission in Colombo tweeted on September 4. India since mid last month …

Sri Lanka to procure oxygen from India to ‘augment supply’
3 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to procure oxygen from India to ‘augment supply’

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will procure oxygen from India in the coming weeks to augment supply amid a raging fourth wave of Covid-19 in the island nation. The government has decided to purchase 100 metric tonnes of oxygen from India next week for its COVID-19 treatment centres, the state-run Daily News reported on Saturday, quoting the Secretary to the Ministry of Health. …

Oxygen for India: Building a more resilient health system
3 years, 5 months ago

Oxygen for India: Building a more resilient health system

Hindustan Times  

In 2020–21, air became more valuable than gold. Oxygen resources — pressure swing adsorption plants, oxygen concentrators, and cylinders — have recently entered the country with both significant investment from the national government and support from private philanthropy. All told, an estimated 1,500 PSA plants, 200,000 oxygen concentrators, and 100,000 cylinders are now available not only to tackle any future …

India sends 100 MT oxygen, 300 concentrators to Indonesia as Covid relief material
3 years, 5 months ago

India sends 100 MT oxygen, 300 concentrators to Indonesia as Covid relief material

India Today  

The Indian naval ship Airavat carrying five cryogenic containers with 100 MT liquid oxygen and 300 concentrators reached Indonesia on Saturday to support the country in its fight against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. INS Airavat has now reached Indonesia, carrying 300 oxygen concentrators and 100 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen." INS Airavat is a Landing Ship Tank type of ship …

India’s June oil imports hit their lowest in nine months
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s June oil imports hit their lowest in nine months

The Hindu  

India’s crude oil imports in June fell to their lowest in nine months, as refiners curtailed purchases amid higher fuel inventories due to low consumption and renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in the previous two months. The world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, India shipped in about 3.9 million barrels per day of crude last month, about 7% down from May, but …

Preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 second wave oxygen crisis in India
3 years, 6 months ago

Preventing a repeat of the Covid-19 second wave oxygen crisis in India

Hindustan Times  

Medical oxygen is the single most important intervention for moderate and severe cases of Covid-19. In India, in the past one and a half years of the pandemic, both hospitals that treat Covid-19, and those that do not, suffered a shortage of medical oxygen. The reason is not a lack of medical oxygen, per se, but the inadequacy of the …

Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-related travel ban for passengers arriving from 11 countries: Full list
3 years, 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-related travel ban for passengers arriving from 11 countries: Full list

Live Mint  

Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on travellers arriving from 11 countries that it imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Saudi state news agency said on Saturday, but will still require quarantine procedures. The country's civil aviation ministry, General Authority of Civil Aviation stressed the need to adhere to the application of institutional quarantine procedures for those arriving …

Our multi-pronged war against an invisible adversary
3 years, 7 months ago

Our multi-pronged war against an invisible adversary

Live Mint  

India’s multi-pronged war against the covid pandemic is best embodied by Mahatma Gandhi’s adage that “action expresses priorities”. This war needed to be fought proactively on multiple fronts that included securing medical infrastructure, increasing covid testing capacities, ramping up production of medical essentials such as oxygen and life-saving drugs, and evolving a roadmap to vaccinate every willing citizen in India. …

COVID-19 Relief: Amazon Partners With Global Sellers to Bring 9,000 Oxygen Concentrators to India
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 Relief: Amazon Partners With Global Sellers to Bring 9,000 Oxygen Concentrators to India

News 18  

Amazon has announced that the company is working with Indian sellers on its platform to help them bring in roughly 9,000 oxygen concentrators for customers in India as the country is battling the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a blog post, Amazon says its global procurement teams are helping interested sellers from India connect with leading suppliers to …

Navy to pick 2,000 tonnes of oxygen from UAE, Kuwait and Qatar to battle Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

Navy to pick 2,000 tonnes of oxygen from UAE, Kuwait and Qatar to battle Covid

Hindustan Times  

After successfully establishing two logistics lines with key allies in West Asia and South-East Asia, the Indian Navy is expected to pick up 600 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen from Qatar, 400 MTs from United Arab Emirates and 1000 MTs from Kuwait in the next 30 days. Just as India came to the aid of these countries during the …

How IAF, Navy have pressed transport planes, ships to bring Covid relief to India
3 years, 7 months ago

How IAF, Navy have pressed transport planes, ships to bring Covid relief to India

India Today  

The Indian Air Force has flown 732 sorties with a flying time of over 1400 hours shuttling across the world and within the country transporting Covid relief material over the past month as the country battles the ravaging second wave of infections. Three Indian Navy Ships reached Visakhapatnam, Mumbai and New Mangalore on May 10 with Covid relief supplies from …

India’s Covid-19 catastrophe could make global shortages even worse
3 years, 8 months ago

India’s Covid-19 catastrophe could make global shortages even worse

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — A terrifying and record-breakingwave of Covid-19 in India threatens to stall the country’s economic recovery and send shockwaves through several important global industries. Some workers had started calling their vessels “floating prisons” — and Pedersen fears a return to that scenario if India’s Covid-19 crisis continues unabated. Some places,such as the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, …

India's oxygen crisis: What needs to be done
3 years, 8 months ago

India's oxygen crisis: What needs to be done

India Today  

As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm India’s medical system, no resource has emerged as precious or in as short supply as medical oxygen. An estimated 17 per cent of all persons hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms require medical oxygen, with Government data released on May 8 saying more than 137,000 people across India are on oxygen …

Kuwait sends 215 MT of oxygen, ready to supply 1,400 MT in all, says envoy
3 years, 8 months ago

Kuwait sends 215 MT of oxygen, ready to supply 1,400 MT in all, says envoy

Hindustan Times  

Kuwait has shipped 215 tonnes of liquid oxygen on four ships that are expected to begin arriving in India from Saturday, and stands ready to provide up to 1,400 tonnes over the next three weeks to help address a severe shortage across the country. The Indian Navy has so far deployed nine warships to ferry liquid oxygen containers, concentrators and …

FedEx to deploy Boeing 777F to deliver medical supplies to India
3 years, 8 months ago

FedEx to deploy Boeing 777F to deliver medical supplies to India

India TV News  

As India and its healthcare systems battle a steep surge in Covid cases across the country, transportation major FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is working with organisations around the world to deliver critical medical supplies and equipment to India. On May 8, the company will deploy a FedEx Boeing 777F charter aircraft to move more than 3,400 oxygen …

Operation Samudra Setu-II: India receives 54 tonnes of liquid oxygen from Bahrain
3 years, 8 months ago

Operation Samudra Setu-II: India receives 54 tonnes of liquid oxygen from Bahrain

India TV News  

India on Wednesday received 54 tonnes of oxygen from Bahrain as part of Operation Samudra Setu-II launched by Indian Navy to transport oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign nations. The INS Talwar docked this afternoon at the New Mangaluru port with 54 tonnes of oxygen, a Defence official said in a statement, news agency ANI reported. As part …

How Countries Across the World Have Helped India's COVID Crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

How Countries Across the World Have Helped India's COVID Crisis

The Quint  

USA The United States Agency for International Development has funded six air shipments so far that are scheduled to arrive in India. These shipments include oxygen cylinders, N95 masks, Remdesivir, testing equipment, and medicines along with other health equipment. They have also redirected their supply of raw material for the Astra-Zeneca vaccine to India, that will help the country make …

Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen?

NPR  

Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen? Enlarge this image toggle caption Stringer/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Stringer/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images "One percent of GDP is a pathetic state of affairs," Bal says. A children's hospital near the capital put out an SOS notice Saturday, warning that it was running out of oxygen and that six babies in critical care might …

COVID: Air India airlifted 190 tonnes of medical equipment from various countries in 10 days
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID: Air India airlifted 190 tonnes of medical equipment from various countries in 10 days

India TV News  

Air India on Tuesday said it has airlifted over 190 tonnes of medical equipment from various countries, including Germany, the US, the UK and Singapore, in the last 10 days amid a massive surge of COVID-19. In the last 10 days, Air India has been ferrying critical medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators, BiPAP machines, and ventilators from several locations …

Opinion | Covid Pandemic: Why India is still facing acute shortage of oxygen
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Covid Pandemic: Why India is still facing acute shortage of oxygen

India TV News  

India’s total number of Covid-19 cases crossed the 2-crore mark on Monday after 3,57,229 fresh cases were reported on a single day. Hospitals in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and other adjoining states continue to face critical shortage of oxygen, despite nationwide logistics for airlifting oxygen tankers and sending oxygen containers by railway. Monday’s worst news came from Chamarajanagar in Karnataka, …

A long wait: Indian diaspora sends Covid aid, but it gets stuck in the process
3 years, 8 months ago

A long wait: Indian diaspora sends Covid aid, but it gets stuck in the process

India Today  

As India battles the second wave of coronavirus infections with an acute shortage of medical equipment, representatives of the Indian diaspora say they are finding it hard to send medical aid to NGOs, hospitals and civil society groups in the country. "The Indian Embassy told us if we donate through the Red Cross, we won't have to pay 12 per …

Indian Air Force clocks 500 hours of airlifting oxygen containers, medical supplies amid Covid crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Air Force clocks 500 hours of airlifting oxygen containers, medical supplies amid Covid crisis

India Today  

Amid the prevailing Covid-19 crisis in the country, the Indian Air Force has clocked 500 hours of flying operations to airlift cryogenic oxygen containers from abroad and within the country, as of May 4. The aircraft had earlier taken off on 03 May 21 at 7 am from Jamnagar Airbase for UK.#RoundTheClock pic.twitter.com/rDa6t5fMka — Indian Air Force May 4, 2021 …

40 lakh foreign Covid relief supplies dispatched to 86 institutes in India
3 years, 8 months ago

40 lakh foreign Covid relief supplies dispatched to 86 institutes in India

India Today  

The government has started dispatching Covid-19 relief material sent to India to various states and union territories. Rebutting the allegations of delay, on Tuesday, the health ministry said relief material received from foreign countries, have been dispatched to states and UTs. It will also lead to small packages travelling large distances, high turnaround times and possible wastage of resources.” “Based …

France to send 28 tonnes of medical supplies to India on Sunday to fight Covid battle
3 years, 8 months ago

France to send 28 tonnes of medical supplies to India on Sunday to fight Covid battle

India Today  

France on Sunday will send to India 28 tonnes of medical supplies, including eight large oxygen generation plants, as part of its "solidarity mission" to help the country in its fight against a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said the plants will be able to make eight hospitals "oxygen autonomous" for over …

Foreign countries, companies ramp up delivery of Covid aid to India
3 years, 8 months ago

Foreign countries, companies ramp up delivery of Covid aid to India

India Today  

Several countries and leading global companies have ramped up their production and delivery of emergency assistance to help India which is facing a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. China China is also accelerating its production and delivery of 40,000 more oxygen generators ordered by India and 61 cargo flights operated between the two countries in the last two …

COVID-19 surge | International solidarity, emergency medical supplies pour in
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 surge | International solidarity, emergency medical supplies pour in

The Hindu  

International solidarity and emergency medical supplies poured in on Saturday to help India fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Navy has deployed seven ships Kolkata, Kochi, Talwar, Tabar, Trikand, Jalashwa and Airavat for shipment of liquid medical oxygen-filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment from various countries. INS Kolkata proceeds to Doha INS Kolkata has proceeded to Doha for medical supplies …

Reliance becomes India's largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from single location
3 years, 8 months ago

Reliance becomes India's largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from single location

India TV News  

As India grapples with an unprecedented new wave of Covid pandemic, Reliance Industries Ltd has now become the country's largest producer of medical grade liquid oxygen from a single location. One: refocusing several industrial processes at Reliance's Jamnagar and other facilities for rapid scale-up in production of medical grade liquid oxygen. She said the plants at our Jamnagar refinery have …

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Linde Plc
3 years, 8 months ago

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Linde Plc

The Hindu  

India's severe medical oxygen supply crisis is expected to ease by mid-May, a topindustry executive told Reuters, with output rising by 25% andtransport infrastructure ready to cope with a surge in demandcaused by a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. Medical oxygen consumption in India has shot up more than eight-fold from usual levels to about 7,200 tonnes per day thismonth, …

US delivers large shipments of medical supplies to India
3 years, 8 months ago

US delivers large shipments of medical supplies to India

India Today  

Two American military aircraft on Friday brought to India large amounts of emergency medical supplies as part of the Joe Biden administration's support to the country's fight against a devastating wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The medical supplies included 423 oxygen cylinders with regulators, 210 pulse oximeters, 17 large oxygen cylinders, 8,84,000 Abbott rapid diagnostic test kits and 84,000 N-95 …

Indian Navy roped in to bring filled oxygen tankers from abroad
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Navy roped in to bring filled oxygen tankers from abroad

India Today  

Indian Navy Ships have now been pressed into action to carry tankers filled with liquid oxygen from abroad to speed up efforts to meet the demands amid the Covid-19 surge. Two ships -- INS Kolkata and INS Talwar -- reached the port of Manama, Bahrain, for transporting 40 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to Mumbai. Indian Navy has launched Operation …

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Report

India Today  

India's severe medical oxygen supply crisis is expected to ease by mid-May, a top industry executive told Reuters, with output rising by 25 per cent and transport infrastructure ready to cope with a surge in demand caused by a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. Medical oxygen consumption in India has shot up more than eight-fold from usual levels to about …

Salesforce to Send Boeing 787 Plane Loaded With Medical Supplies to India by Next Week
3 years, 8 months ago

Salesforce to Send Boeing 787 Plane Loaded With Medical Supplies to India by Next Week

News 18  

Salesforce founder Marc Benioff on Thursday said that the cloud software company is sending a Boeing 787 plane with medical supplies to India by next week. “Salesforce is loading a 787 with medical supplies and will land it in India next week. The company has already announced that it would be donating USD 1 million towards local partners focused on …

120 oxygen concentrators from UK reach India amid COVID-19 surge
3 years, 8 months ago

120 oxygen concentrators from UK reach India amid COVID-19 surge

India TV News  

A consignment of 120 oxygen concentrators from the United Kingdom reached India, which is in the throes of a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday morning. The UK had earlier announced that it would send three oxygen generation units, each with the capacity of producing 500 litres of oxygen per minute, to India in support of the …

IAF transports empty cryogenic oxygen tankers from Bangkok, Singapore, Dubai to India
3 years, 8 months ago

IAF transports empty cryogenic oxygen tankers from Bangkok, Singapore, Dubai to India

India Today  

Indian Air Force has airlifted 13 empty cryogenic oxygen tankers from Bangkok, Singapore, and Dubai to India. According to the airforce officials, "The IAF is currently transporting empty cryogenic oxygen tankers from three destinations outside India." Multiple domestic flights are also being conducted by the IAF to transport oxygen tankers and cylinders within the country. Since last Friday, the IAF …

Global community rushes financial, medical assistance to India to combat Covid surge
3 years, 8 months ago

Global community rushes financial, medical assistance to India to combat Covid surge

India Today  

The global community on Wednesday rushed much-needed life-saving drugs, oxygen cylinders and machinery that India needs to combat the massive surge in the coronavirus cases. READ | Singapore sends oxygen cylinders to support India's fight against Covid-19 "We are sending the actual mechanical parts that are needed for the machinery they have to build a vaccine, and that is being …

US forum pledges 1 lakh oxygen concentrators for India, says China posing hurdles with cargo ban
3 years, 8 months ago

US forum pledges 1 lakh oxygen concentrators for India, says China posing hurdles with cargo ban

India Today  

US-India Strategic Partnership Forum on Wednesday pledged one lakh oxygen concentrators for India of which 31,000 pieces would reach the country by the end of May with an objective to hit the one lakh-mark soon. Speaking to India Today TV from Washington DC on Wednesday, Mukesh Aghi, CEO of the bilateral trade and commerce forum said, “Our objective is to …

India receives medical supplies from Russia, UK, UAE, Romania amid Covid surge
3 years, 8 months ago

India receives medical supplies from Russia, UK, UAE, Romania amid Covid surge

India Today  

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and overburdening of the country’s health infrastructure, India received more medical supplies from the international community on Thursday. These are oxygen concentrators, lung ventilation equipment, monitors, medicines and other essential pharmaceutical items," Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev said. Grateful for shipment of oxygen concentrators, ventilators and other medical supplies that arrived from Russia …

Several countries step up to help India fight against Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Several countries step up to help India fight against Covid-19

India Today  

Several countries including Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom have extended a helping hand towards India in the country's fight against the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Standing true to its ‘historical’ partnership with India, Russia on Wednesday sent two planeloads of humanitarian aid to New Delhi to help fight the Covid crisis. Meanwhile, the US …

UK adds 3 oxygen 'factories' to life-saving supplies for India
3 years, 8 months ago

UK adds 3 oxygen 'factories' to life-saving supplies for India

India Today  

The UK on Wednesday said that it will send further vital oxygen equipment to India in support of the country's fight against Covid-19, including so-called "oxygen factories" capable of high levels of oxygen production per minute. Three oxygen generation units will be sent from surplus stocks in Northern Ireland, with each oxygen unit capable of producing 500 litres of oxygen …

Indian-American NGO Raises Rs 35 Crore for Covid Relief, to Ship 2,184 Oxygen Concentrators
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian-American NGO Raises Rs 35 Crore for Covid Relief, to Ship 2,184 Oxygen Concentrators

News 18  

An Indian-American non-profit body has raised nearly USD4.7 million through social media towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India as the country battles a severe second wave of the pandemic. “This is a collective effort that can save lives, defeat hunger, assure distressed people, and help India in its decisive fight against COVID-19,” Sewa International USA said. “AAPI, with the collaboration …

Oxygen Tankers from Thailand Arrive in India; Ireland Sending 700 Oxygen Concentrators
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Tankers from Thailand Arrive in India; Ireland Sending 700 Oxygen Concentrators

News 18  

A consignment of containers for the transportation of medical oxygen has arrived in India from Thailand while some more empty tankers will be airlifted from Singapore, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday. It will enhance oxygen availability amid current Covid-19 surge,” a home ministry spokesperson said in a tweet, sharing pictures of the oxygen containers being loaded into an …

COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges

India TV News  

The head of the World Health Organisation is calling the recent surge in coronavirus in India “beyond heartbreaking” and says the UN agency has dispatched critical supplies to the subcontinent, including thousands of portable oxygen machines that help patients breathe. At a press briefing on Monday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic “continues to intensify” globally and that …

UK to send ventilators, oxygen concentrators to India in fight against Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

UK to send ventilators, oxygen concentrators to India in fight against Covid-19

India TV News  

The UK will be sending more than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment to India to support it in fight against Covid-19, the UK government announced. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "We stand side by side with India as a friend and partner during what is a deeply concerning time in the fight against Covid-19. Vital medical equipment, including …

USISPF says it has placed orders for one lakh portable oxygen concentrators for India
3 years, 8 months ago

USISPF says it has placed orders for one lakh portable oxygen concentrators for India

India Today  

An India-centric American trade advocacy group on Sunday said it has placed orders for one lakh portable oxygen concentrators and is working to airlift oxygen cylinders to New Delhi and other cities, in addition to sending the shipment of vaccines directly from companies. Giving details of the efforts by USISPF, Aghi said India will soon receive at least a dozen …

As India battles 2nd Covid wave, UK, US, Pak, China extend helping hand
3 years, 8 months ago

As India battles 2nd Covid wave, UK, US, Pak, China extend helping hand

India Today  

Several countries have come forward to help India as the country fights the second wave of Covid-19. https://t.co/BLZ0SbQ499 pic.twitter.com/lFKnx0hIhX — Gautam Adani April 24, 2021 Linde India in partnership with the Tata group secured 24 cryogenic containers for the carriage of medical oxygen from international sources. “500 BiPAPs, 250 oxygen concentrators & other medical supplies from Singapore landed in Mumbai …

COVID-19 news: India records 3.49L new cases; US, UK, Germany offer support and supplies
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 news: India records 3.49L new cases; US, UK, Germany offer support and supplies

Firstpost  

For the fourth day in a row, West Bengal registered its highest single-day spike of 15,889 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the tally to 7,43,950, t On a day when India registered a record nearly 3.50 lakh COVID-19 cases, and the Centre and state governments continued to grapple with the second wave, support poured in from the international community. The …

US in ’active’ talks to send aid as India battles second wave of Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

US in ’active’ talks to send aid as India battles second wave of Covid-19

Live Mint  

: The United States is deeply concerned by a massive surge in coronavirus cases in India and will race additional support to the Indian government and health care workers, a White House spokeswoman said on Saturday. "We are in active conversations at high levels and plan to quickly deploy additional support to the Government of India and Indian health care …

AP PHOTOS: Oxygen demand outstrips supply in India hotspots
3 years, 8 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Oxygen demand outstrips supply in India hotspots

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s medical oxygen shortage has become so dire that a Sikh house of worship began offering free breathing sessions with shared tanks to COVID-19 patients waiting for a hospital bed. After having largely tamed the virus last year, India is in the throes of the world’s worst coronavirus surge and many of the country’s hospitals are struggling …

US-India Covid aid: Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as country faces outbreak
3 years, 8 months ago

US-India Covid aid: Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as country faces outbreak

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as the country deals with a spike in coronavirus cases, the White House announced on Sunday. The United States also is pursuing options to provide oxygen generation and related supplies on an urgent basis,” a readout of a call between the two countries’ national security advisers said, …

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