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Updated May 2, 2021
File photo: A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent installed along the roadside amid Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ghaziabad on April 29, 2021. Prakash SINGH / AFP
The UK said Sunday it was sending an extra 1,000 oxygen ventilators to Covid-struck India, as a group of doctors staged their own intervention by offering long-distance telemedicine from Britain.
Britain has already sent 495 oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators to India as the country grapples with a devastating surge in coronavirus cases, and is shipping three larger production units, dubbed oxygen factories.
India discusses cooperation in medical supplies with China, US
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
India s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has discussed cooperation in emergency medical supplies with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday.
The discussion took place during separate phone conversations to tackle the devastating second wave of Covid-19 in the country, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has offered help and support.
Jaishankar s call with Blinken came on a day when two US military aircraft ferried 440 oxygen cylinders, 210 pulse oximeters, 8.84 lakh rapid diagnostic test kits and 84,000 N-95 face masks in what was the first consignment from the US.
The envoy said China will do its utmost to help India fight Covid-19. On the allegations of China blocking consignments, he said freight air routes between the two countries are operating normally.
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New Delhi: Indian scientists are appealing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to publicly release data that would allow them to study, predict, and curb the spread of coronavirus cases.
It comes as COVID-19 cases climbed again on Friday, prompting the army to open its hospitals in a desperate bid to control a massive humanitarian crisis.
With 386,452 new cases, India now has reported more than 18.7 million since the pandemic began, second only to the US. The Health Ministry also reported 3498 deaths in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 208,330. Experts believe both figures are an under count, but itâs unclear by how much.
The second wave of coronavirus has put the country in a panic state. Every day India reports a high number of positive cases with an increase in the death toll. People even in critical conditions have to wait to get admitted as there are no beds in hospitals. Similarly, there is a shortage in oxygen cylinders and other Covid19 medical essentials. During this time of need,