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. The assistance package, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, includes ventilators and oxygen concentrators from surplus stocks. The Department of Health and Social Care have worked closely with the NHS, as well as suppliers and manufacturers in the UK to identify reserve life-saving equipment that can be sent to India. Recently, India has been reporting high number of Covid-19 cases and deaths while several reports of shortage of oxygen are also coming. The first shipment of equipment has already left the UK and it will be arriving to India in the early hours of Tuesday. Further shipments are due to follow later this week.
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): More than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment will be sent to India to support the country in its fight against COVID-19, the British High Commission (BHC) announced on Sunday.
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The UK will provide more than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment will be sent to India to support the country
The high commission said that the UK is working closely with the Government Of India to identify further assistance it can provide in the coming days
The aid will be used by the Government of India (GOI) to provide vital medical treatment to those suffering from COVID-19 in India
New Delhi: India is witnessing the second wave of coronavirus and a lot of lives are suffering from the infection. As India battles a severe second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the United Kingdom on Sunday (April 25) announced sending life-saving medical equipment including ventilators and oxygen concentrator devices to the country.
The UK government has announced that it will send vital medical equipment including ventilators and oxygen concentrators to India as a support to fight against Covid-19.