European Union member countries rushing medical supplies to India
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Last Updated: Apr 27, 2021, 06:58 PM IST
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Synopsis 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, the EU said in a statement. It said that more EU support from other member states, including Germany, is expected in the coming days.
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Several member nations of the European Union are rushing in medical supplies like oxygen concentrators and ventilators to India in line with an announcement made by the bloc to support the country in its fight against a devastating second wave of coronavirus infection. EU member countries France, Ireland, Belgium, Romania, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden are sending medical supplies to India through the bloc s Civil Protection Mechanism.
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Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI): A shipment of urgently needed oxygen, medicine and equipment will be delivered over the coming days by the 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 bloc said on Tuesday.
According to an official statement by the European Commission, Ireland is set to provide 700 oxygen concentrators, 1 oxygen generator, 365 ventilators; Belgium would provide 9,000 doses of antiviral medicines Remdesivir; Romania would provide 80 oxygen concentrators and 75 oxygen cylinders; Luxembourg to provide: 58 ventilators; Portugal: 5,503 vials of Remdesivir, 20,000 litres of oxygen per week and Sweden to provide 120 ventilators