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A woman reacts in discomfort after she arrived to receive oxygen for coronavirus patients amid scarcity in New Delhi, India.
(JTA) Nissim Pingle, the head of Mumbai’s Jewish community center, hasn’t left his home since March.
That’s when COVID-19 began to overtake India. A second wave of infections has overwhelmed its health system and is producing a daily death toll of at least 4,000. The country is on track to have the world’s highest death toll by far, as stories pile up of people succumbing to the disease because they cannot access oxygen or hospital beds.
Herzel Simon celebrates Hanukkah at his home in Mumbai, India, Dec. 29, 2020. (Courtesy of Simon)
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(JTA) Nissim Pingle, the head of Mumbai’s Jewish community center, hasn’t left his home since March.
That’s when COVID-19 began to overtake India. A second wave of infections has overwhelmed its health system and is producing a daily death toll of at least 4,000. The country is on track to have the world’s highest death toll by far, as stories pile up of people succumbing to the disease because they cannot access oxygen or hospital beds.
India’s approximately 7,000 Jews, most of whom live in Mumbai, generally belong to the privileged minority with the means to self-isolate. But even within the community, India’s widely celebrated multigenerational households have increased anxiety about the virus’s onslaught.
COVID aid: Israel to send life-saving equipment to India
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The equipment will be delivered through a series of flights throughout the week
Israel will be sending life-saving equipment to India throughout the week to assist it in the fight against coronavirus, a statement issued here said. The medical equipment to be sent to India include oxygen generators and respirators. The equipment will be delivered through a series of flights throughout the week starting Tuesday, the press release said.
“India is one of Israel’s closest and most important friends. We stand with India, particularly during these difficult times India is experiencing, and are sending life-saving equipment to our Indian brothers and sisters, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said in the statement.
The medical equipment to be sent to India include oxygen generators and respirators. The equipment will be delivered through a series of flights throughout the week starting Tuesday, the press release said. India is one of Israel s closest and most important friends. We stand with India, particularly during these difficult times India is experiencing, and are sending life-saving equipment to our Indian brothers and sisters, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said in the statement. Israel and India share strategic ties that span a wide range of political, security, and economic issues. India is one of the most important countries for Israel broadly in the international arena and particularly in Asia-Pacific, the Foreign Minister said, adding that the emergency assistance is an expression of deep friendship between both countries.
A man walks carrying a refilled cylinder as family members of COVID-19 patients wait in queue to refill their oxygen cylinders at Mayapuri area in New Delhi, India, May 3, 2021. (Ishant Chauhan/AP)
The Foreign Ministry said Monday that it is sending planeloads of medical equipment, including respirators, oxygen generators, and medicines to India, where the health system is collapsing under a wave of resurgent coronavirus infections
The shipments will include hundreds of oxygen generators, ventilators, and medical equipment that are urgently needed by India, the ministry said in a statement.
The first batches will be sent Tuesday and the rest throughout the week.