Foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi on Tuesday said the country has received the first life-saving assistance package from Britain this morning to meet the urgent need for ventilators and oxygen concentrators.
Arindam tweeted photos of the equipment being unloaded from a German Lufthansa aircraft in New Delhi, and appreciated the International Cooperation at work for the shipment of vital medical supplies from Britain to India, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators that arrived this early morning.
According to the British High Commission in New Delhi, Britain being one of several countries to announce sending help as India’s health care system straps under a huge surge in coronavirus cases, is dispatching more than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment. Further, nine airline container loads of supplies, including 495 oxygen concentrators, 120 non-invasive ventilators and 20 manual ventilators, will be sent this week.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab,on Monday held talks with external affairs minister S. Jaishankar who also referred to India as a very important partner. Supporting the call, Jaishankar also said in a twitter statement that both the leaders discussed cooperation to address different aspects of the Covid challenge and reviewed progress in both side’s bilateral agenda.
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In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation wherein the latter pledged America’s steadfast support for the people of India who have been impacted by the recent surge in Covid-19 cases.