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A shipment of urgently needed oxygen, medicine and equipment will be delivered over the coming days by EU Member States to India, following the country’s request for support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which is coordinated by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Commission.
The offers of support from EU Member States via the Mechanism currently include:
Ireland: 700 oxygen concentrators; 1 oxygen generator; 365 ventilators;
Belgium: 9,000 doses of antiviral medicines Remdesivir;
Romania: 80 oxygen concentrators and 75 oxygen cylinders;
Luxembourg: 58 ventilators;
Sweden 120 ventilators.
This support has been made in line with the coordinated effort by EU Member States currently underway to pool their resources in responding rapidly to tackle the alarming epidemiological situation in India.
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A shipment of urgently needed oxygen, medicine and equipment will be delivered over the coming days by EU Member States to India, following the country’s request for support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which is coordinated by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Commission.
The offers of support from EU Member States via the Mechanism currently include:
Ireland: 700 oxygen concentrators; 1 oxygen generator; 365 ventilators;
Belgium: 9,000 doses of antiviral medicines Remdesivir;
Romania: 80 oxygen concentrators and 75 oxygen cylinders;
Luxembourg: 58 ventilators;
Sweden 120 ventilators.
This support has been made in line with the coordinated effort by EU Member States currently underway to pool their resources in responding rapidly to tackle the alarming epidemiological situation in India.
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COVID-19: EU Expresses Solidarity With India, Member States To Ship Oxygen & Medical Aid
The critical support is being sent to India through a coordinated effort by the EU to pool resources from countries like Ireland, Belgium, Sweden etc.
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Assisting India in its fight against COVID-19, the European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that its Member States were sending an urgent shipment of oxygen, medicine and equipment through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The critical support is being sent to India through a coordinated effort by the EU to pool resources from countries like Ireland, Belgium, Sweden etc in the wake of the second wave of Coronavirus in India. The body also stated that more help from countries like France and Germany was expected in the following days.