100 American ventilators to arrive in India on Monday

To aid India in the fight against COVID-19, the much-awaited ventilators as promised by United States President Donald Trump are arriving on Monday.

In the first lot, about 100 high technology ventilators, a life saving medical equipment will be brought to India as a donation from America. These ventilators are being manufactured by US-based firm Zoll and are arriving from Chicago in the US.

"On Monday, about 100 ventilators are arriving from the United States as a donation. Ventilators would come to India by Air India flight. This is entirely managed by the India Red Cross Society," a senior government official familiar with this matter told ANI.

"Once the ventilators would arrive in India, there is a small inaugural function at IRCS after which these ventilators would be distributed to hospital for patient care," the official added.

On May 16, US President Trump had tweeted: "I am proud to announce that the United States will donate ventilators to our friends in India. We stand with India and @narendramodi during this pandemic. We're also cooperating on vaccine development. Together we will beat the invisible enemy!"

In response to Trump's tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked him in a tweet and highlighted the India-US relationship.

"In such times, it's always important for nations to work together and do as much as possible to make our world healthier and free from Covid-19," PM Modi said in a tweet.