Australia to send oxygen, ventilators, PPE to India as part of immediate support package
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April 26, 2021 14:15 IST
The federal government was in the process of considering what it could send to help, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation news channel quoted Health Minister Greg Hunt as saying.
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The federal government was in the process of considering what it could send to help, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation news channel quoted Health Minister Greg Hunt as saying. Australia will send oxygen, ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) to India as part of an immediate support package to the country which is battling with the latest surge of the COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Monday.
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The newly identified Covid-positive border worker was cleaning a plane from a high-risk country and was fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.
The newly identified Covid-positive border worker was cleaning a plane from a high-risk country and was fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
A newly identified Covid-positive border worker was cleaning a plane from a high-risk country and was fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.
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