India exempts oxygen concentrator imports from customs clearance, testing kits from duty
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Separately, the government also exempted the imports of Inflammatory Diagnostic (marker) kits, namely- IL6, D-Dimer, CRP, LDH, Ferritin, Pro Calcitonin (PCT) and blood gas reagents, from customs duty till October 31, to supplement testing efforts.
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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) also said that Delhi customs has facilitated smooth clearance of Covid-19 materials received from the US.
India on Friday exempted import of oxygen concentrators for personal use, purchased from e-commerce portals through post or courier sans customs clearance. The exemption for oxygen concentrators will be available till July 31, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification
INS Kolkata entering the port of Manama, Bahrain, for embarking and transporting 40MT of liquid medical oxygen to Mumbai
NEW DELHI: As the world rushes in to help India shore up its health infrastructure which is over-stressed in the face of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, medical equipment arrived from the UK, Ireland, Romania and the US on Friday
The US, which mobilised a huge relief effort after being silent initially, landed a C-5 aircraft in India with emergency supplies 423 oxygen cylinders with regulators (200 Size D, 223 Size H), 210 pulse oximeters, 184,000 Abbott Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits, and 84000 N-95 face masks. Romania sent 80 Oxygen concentrators, 75 Oxygen cylinders, 20 high flow humidify oxygen therapy devices for hospitals. Ireland sent 700 Oxygen concentrators and 365 ventilators while 280 oxygen concentrators and 40 ventilators arrived from the UK.
COVID-19 supplies pours in from world in India
ANI
01 May 2021, 03:03 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): As India battles a devastating second wave of coronavirus, several countries around the globe including UK, Russia, and the US have extended support as the country continues to struggle with the increase in its health infrastructure needs caused by the rising infections.
The surge in the COVID-19 cases continues to affect India as the country records over 3.8 lakh daily cases.
India reports 3,86,452 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and this is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year. The cumulative count of the COVID-19 cases has gone up to 1,87,62,976, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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COVID: UK To Send 3 Oxygen Generation Units To India With Producing Capacity Of 500L/min
Britain announced that they have arranged to send three oxygen generation units with producing capacity of 500 litres of oxygen per minute
As solidarity has outpoured from across the globe, the United Kingdom confirmed to have dispatched vital medical equipment to India. Britain announced that they have arranged to send three oxygen generation units with producing capacity of 500 litres of oxygen per minute. In their previous consignments, the UK government had consigned ventilators and oxygen concentrators from surplus stock to the Government of India.
First emergency COVID-19 relief shipments from US arrive in India
President Biden on Tuesday had noted that the US was rushing a whole series of help to India.
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Just days after U.S. President Joe Biden
assured India of help with medical supplies to combat the dire COVID-19 crisis caused by the second wave of coronavirus in the country, a shipment of emergency relief from the US arrived in New Delhi on Friday.
President Biden on Tuesday had noted that the U.S. was rushing a whole series of help to India.