NEW DELHI: The first US Air Force carrier with Covid-19 relief supplies, reached India on Friday.
The flight took off from the Travis Air Force Base on the world’s largest military aircraft, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said.
The shipment included 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators, generously donated by the state of California, USAID said.
In addition USAID sent 960,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to identify infections early to help prevent the community spread of Covid-19, and 100,000 N95 masks to protect India’s frontline healthcare heroes, it added.
US state governments, private companies, non-government organisations and thousands of Americans from across the country have mobilised to deliver vital oxygen-related equipment and essential supplies to Indian hospitals during the current outbreak, the White House said.
“The first of several emergency Covid-19 relief shipments from the United States has arrived in India! Building on over 70 years of cooperation, the United States stands with India as we fight the Covid-19 pandemic together”, US Embassy in New Delhi tweeted on Friday.
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— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) 1619751213000
More such flights are expected in the next week.
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